[MohawkARC] Fwd: NWS SkyWarn Training - New Braintree - 5/30/2013

[Erich Kaiser]

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> From: n2yhk at arrl.net
> Date: May 5, 2013, 8:01:35 PM EDT
> To: erich.kaiser at comcast.net
> Subject: NWS SkyWarn Training - New Braintree - 5/30/2013
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> Hi Erich,
> Here is an announcement about an upcoming National Weather Service SkyWarn Severe Weather Spotter Training Class in New Braintree on May 30, 2013.  Please join us is you are able to.  Thanks!
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> John, N2YHK
> WMA ARES SEC
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> U.S. Department of Commerce
> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
> National Weather Service Forecast Office
> 445 Myles Standish Blvd.
> Taunton MA    02780
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> PRESS RELEASE
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> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SKYWARN TRAINING
> New Braintree, Massachusetts – May 30, 2013
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> The National Weather Service (NWS) in Taunton Massachusetts will be sponsoring a severe weather spotter training session, part of its SKYWARN program, in New Braintree, Massachusetts. The class will be on Thursday May 30, 2013 from 7 PM to approximately 1000 PM. It will be held at Massachusetts State Police Academy, 340 West Brookfield Road, New Braintree, MA.
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> The session is open to the public at no charge. Amateur Radio Operators, Emergency managers, police, fire, and other first responders are encouraged to attend. Everyone age 16 and older who stays to complete the training will be able to become trained NWS weather spotters.
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> The training session includes a two-hour thirty-minute computer-based presentation, which discusses the development of thunderstorms, the criteria for “severe” thunderstorms, as well as the cloud features associated with severe thunderstorms and tornados. Additional information will be presented about winter storms and proper snow measurement and reporting of river, stream, and urban flooding and rainfall measurements. The session will also present the procedure for reporting weather information to the National Weather Service. Safety procedures for the various forms of summer severe weather (severe thunderstorms, tornado and lightning), winter storms, and flooding will also be covered in the training session. Anyone attending should bring a pen or pencil and bringing a notebook is optional. 
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> No preregistration is required. For further information, please contact Bill Babcock at 508-823-1983.
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