[Skywarn] Fwd: Storm Spotter Training Webinar - Monday April 2nd 7pm

[Lloyd Colston]

If you have not been able to attend a Skywarn class, this will be a nice
opportunity for you.

It's for folks in the Norman County Warning Area.

Be safe.

Lloyd


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From: Richard Smith <richard.smith at noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Subject: Storm Spotter Training Webinar - Monday April 2nd 7pm
To:


NWS Norman will be conducting a virtual storm spotter training session via
webinar on Monday April 2nd from 700pm until around 900pm. Information
about registering for the webinar is included below.

*Please read this important information before you register!*

1. The training is geared toward new and veteran storm spotters, as well as
the general public and anyone interested in severe storms in or adjacent to
the NWS Norman county warning
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2. The webinar will cover the basics and will also be a good refresher for
those who have attended training before. We cannot show video, however. The
material will be almost identical to what we've covered in previous
webinars and our live classes.

3. You can access the training material (which is almost identical to
what's presented on the webinars) on the NWS YouTube channel -
<http://www.youtube.com/user/usweathergov#g/c/E428D98ED9A614C9>
http://www.youtube.com/user/usweathergov#g/c/E428D98ED9A614C9 in case you
are not able to make it. Feel free to share this link.

4. Individuals can register and participate in the training, but spotters
should check with their local emergency manager/spotter group leader to
find out whether the training will satisfy any local training requirements.

5. Oklahoma law enforcement officers are eligible for two hours of CLEET
credit, *BUT ONLY IF THEY ATTEND THE TRAINING AT A LOCATION HOSTED BY AN
EMERGENCY MANAGER*. We cannot award credit for individuals who complete the
training individually.

6. Emergency managers and others may wish to host the training at a central
location and invite people to participate as a group. I've attached a
document explaining how to set up the classroom for a hosted webinar
 presentation.

7. I will provide a certificate for those who participate in the webinar.
If you are hosting and have multiple people participating, I will send a
blank certificate that you can distribute as you see fit.

We trained nearly 500 people in the two webinars we conducted in February,
and we hope the response will be good for this one, as well.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Rick