[SFDXA] Skywarn Class February 24th 2018 In Broward County

[Robin Terrill]

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
(WFO). 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. 

This four hour BASIC/Advanced SKYWARN Storm Spotters training class will be
on Saturday February 24th, 2018

Note that you must preregister for this class, and there is no charge for
this class or materials. You may want to bring a pen and paper to take
notes.

Please bring a picture ID to gain admittance to this class

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 Saturday, February 17th, 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, your full home
address, cell phone number and your callsign if you are a ham so I can
preregister you prior to the class. You can bring a bag lunch and drink with
you and you can even eat it during the class or during numerous 15 minute
breaks.


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 from Miami-Dade County.


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.

The address and directions to the class: 
Please plan on being at the EOC between 9:00 - 9:30 AM to register for the
class.
The class will start at 10:00 AM and will end around 2:30 PM 
We will have 2 breaks of 15-20 minutes each

201 NW 84th Avenue Plantation Fl. 33324
Located just West of the West Side Regional Hospital Emergency Room on 2nd
Street off of 84 Avenue

                                                           

 

 

 

 

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