[PHX-Skywarn] 2005 Spotter Training Dates

Tue May 10 12:36:50 EDT 2005

Yes I do. My spotter number is MAA 301 and here is the spotter criteria:

01. Tornado (on the ground) or Funnel Cloud (tail not touching the ground)

02. Rotating wall cloud

03 Wind (estimated or measured at 40 MPH or more)

04. Microburst (visually identified)

05. Rainfall (1/2 inch [.50] or more in 30 minutes)

06. Flooding (of any kind)

07. Damage and / or deaths and / or injuries due to the weather event

08. Hail (greater than pea-sized diameter)

09. Visibility (less than 1/4 mile due to fog, dust, blowing snow or ash)

10.  Snowfall (accumulating at a rate of 1 inch or more per hour).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve sipple" <pamsteve08 at cox.net>
To: "Phoenix AZ Sky Warn Program" <phx-skywarn at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [PHX-Skywarn] 2005 Spotter Training Dates

> Thank you Peter,      Do you know your spotter ID  and the  spotter 
> criteria?
>    Steve
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Relyea" <peter_relyea at robsoncom.net>
> To: "Phoenix AZ Sky Warn Program" <phx-skywarn at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: "Steve Sipple" <Steve.Sipple at noaa.gov>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 8:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHX-Skywarn] 2005 Spotter Training Dates
>
>
>> Hi Al! Sorry that I won't be able to make any of these training sites 
>> because of my work schedule, but after 30 June 2005, I will be retired. 
>> I will be then able to attend the Weather Potter Training. Sorry. Pete 
>> The Water Plant Operator
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Allen Sklar" <ajsklar at w7as.com>
>> To: "Phx-SkyWarn Mail Server" <phx-skywarn at mailman.qth.net>
>> Cc: "WX7PHX Mail Server" <wx7phx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 4:21 PM
>> Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] 2005 Spotter Training Dates
>>
>>
>>> Hello All
>>> Here are the dates for NWS Spotter training.......
>>> http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/skywarn/index.php?wfo=psr#training
>>>
>>> Allen Sklar
>>> Tempe AZ USA
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==
>>> SPOTTER  TRAINING 2005
>>>
>>> NWS personnel regularly conduct spotter training sessions....both at the
>>> Weather Service Forecast Office in Phoenix, and at remote locations from
>>> around the CWA. Severe weather spotter training for new and existing
>>> volunteer spotters will be conducted by the National Weather Service
>>> Phoenix Forecast Office at the times and locations shown below:
>>>
>>> LOCATION: Peoria Fire and Police Building, Palo Verde Room. 8351 W.
>>> Cinnabar Ave, Peoria. DATE/TIME: May 12, 2005 (Thursday). 7:00 - 9:00
>>> pm.
>>>
>>> LOCATION: Gila Bend Town Hall (west end of town).  DATE/TIME: May 18,
>>> 2005 (Wednesday). 12 Noon.
>>>
>>> LOCATION: Yuma Fire Station #1 (downtown Yuma, on 3rd Ave. across from
>>> the library).  DATE/TIME: May 18, 2005 (Wednesday). 7 pm.
>>>
>>> LOCATION: Mesa Fire Station 201. 360 West 1st Street, Mesa, AZ.
>>> DATE/TIME: June 4, 2005 (Saturday). 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
>>>
>>> The training classes will prepare the SKYWARN volunteer spotter to
>>> identify the development stages of severe thunderstorms, as well as
>>> downbursts, desert flash flooding, and tornados. The observed
>>> information is relayed to the NWS via telephone or amateur radio. The
>>> NWS uses the information in severe weather warnings and statements,
>>> that ultimately save lives and protect property.
>>>
>>> Adult SKYWARN volunteers are community spirited individuals, who
>>> understand that they play an essential role in providing storm
>>> information to the National Weather Service. Spotters are also hikers,
>>> sports and outdoor enthusiasts, and those who routinely work outdoors.
>>> Many volunteer spotters are amateur radio operators and participate in
>>> a special amateur radio network during severe weather.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions, please contact either Steve Sipple at
>>> 602-275-7002 ext 537, or David Runyan - 602-275-7002 ext 223 - at the
>>> NWS Phoenix Forecast Office. Please call during business hours only - 7
>>> am to 330 pm M-F. They will be happy to answer them for you!
>>>
>>> ** We especially need new spotters in the remote areas of our County
>>> Warning Area (CWA), which includes Maricopa, northwest Pinal, and
>>> southern Gila counties!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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>>
>>
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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>> NWS Phoenix Spotter Information Web Site Page
>>  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Phoenix/general/skywarn/index.html
>> And http://www.arizona-skywarn.org/
>> For Skywarn, NWS  And Weather service information Contact
>> Steve Sipple at  mailto:steve.sipple at noaa.gov
>> For Questions about the Mail List Operation Contact
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>> NWS, ARRL SkyWarn Recognition Day Webpage http://hamradio.noaa.gov/
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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> NWS Phoenix Spotter Information Web Site Page
>  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Phoenix/general/skywarn/index.html
> And http://www.arizona-skywarn.org/
> For Skywarn, NWS  And Weather service information Contact
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> For Questions about the Mail List Operation Contact
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> WX7PHX Server,  http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/wx7phx
> NWS, ARRL SkyWarn Recognition Day Webpage http://hamradio.noaa.gov/
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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