[SFDXA] Basic Skywarn Class on June 17 Last chance to register.

[Robin Terrill]

Basic Skywarn Class on June 17

 

What is SKYWARNR? 

The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To
obtain critical weather information, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS),
part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, established SKYWARNR with partner
organizations. SKYWARNR is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained
severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities
safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the
National Weather Service.

Although SKYWARNR spotters provide essential information for all types of
weather hazards, the main responsibility of a SKYWARNR spotter is to
identify and describe severe local storms. In the average year, 10,000
severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur
across the United States. These events threatened lives and property.

Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARNR
spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and
other data has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for
tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.

SKYWARNR storm spotters are part of the ranks of citizens who form the
Nation's first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer
reward than to know that their efforts have given communities the precious
gift of time--seconds and minutes that can help save lives.

What will I learn as a Skywarn Storm Spotter?

Training covers:

*        Basics of thunderstorm development

*        Fundamentals of storm structure

*	Identifying potential severe weather features
*	Information to report
*	How to report information
*	Basic severe weather safety

Where can I get more information about becoming a Skywarn Storm Spotter?

Go to:  <http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/contact.htm>
http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/contact.htm and click on your state. When
your state comes up, click on the name of your Weather Forecast Office. Once
at your local WFO home page, in the blue bar on the left, look for the
SKYWARN link to find a schedule of classes and other local information
"Spotter's Guide". 

This two hour BASIC SKYWARN Storm Spotters training class will be on
Tuesday, June 17 which will be held at the Broward Health Hospital, 1600 S.
Andrews Ave. Fort Lauderdale in the Oak Room. This class will start promptly
at 7:00 PM and will go to around 9:00 PM.
                              Note that you must preregister for this class,
and there is no charge for this class and materials. 

                                                               You must
register with me prior to Friday June 13th.

The class is intended for those interested in becoming a Skywarn Storm
Spotter.  Interested persons must be at least 14 years old, accompanied by
an adult and preregister by Thursday June 13th by emailing Robin Terrill,
the Broward County Skywarn Coordinator. Email:  <mailto:n4hhp at comcast.net>
n4hhp at comcast.net.  

When registering for the class, please include your name, home address, cell
phone number and your callsign if you are a ham so I can preregister you
prior to the class.

Training is required in order to become a recognized Storm Spotter. SKYWARN
classes are ideal for amateur radio operators, CERT members. Red Cross
volunteers, firefighters, nurses, doctors, students or anyone who is
interested and wants to serve. Classes will be taught by a meteorologist
with the National Weather Service. 

SKYWARN Storm Spotters is a nationwide network of volunteers who report
observations of significant weather and damage resulting from severe weather
to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service then sends
alerts to the public via television, radio, marine and NOAA weather radios,
public safety agencies and other information sources that severe weather is
approaching or has been sighted.

Robin N4HHP

Broward County Skywarn Coordinator 

 <mailto:n4hhp at comcast.net> n4hhp at comcast.net 

 

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