[Skywarn] MetEd Online Courses

[Terry Turner via Skywarn]

	When I finished the MetEd classes online for the Skywarn Spotter, I was asked to send a copy of my diploma or certificate to the local NWS via email which happened to be NWS Corpus Christi. I was promptly sent a welcome letter and a phone number to make my reports. However, I was not referred to any local chapters or county emergency management organizations/offices so I was pretty much and remain on my own. I met a couple of other amateur radio operators who attended a skywarn presentation at a local Hurricane and Disaster Preparedness Conference in April 2014.  There, we heard a presentation by some operator/spotters from Tarrant county who were quite well organized. I think we need more leadership of this kind on the county level so that our efforts could be coordinated. The problem is finding someone to lead in this capacity which is I suspect why there are not more organizations to this end.