[SMCARA] Skywarn training

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The St. Mary's County Department of Emergency Services & Technology is
hosting a SKYWARN Tropical training session on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 6
p.m. until 9 p.m.  The training will be held in the commissioners meeting
room inside the Chesapeake Building at 41770 Baldridge Street in
Leonardtown, MD.  

The Tropical class includes Types of tropical cyclones; Ingredients of
meteorology necessary for tropical cyclones; Hazards from tropical cyclones
(storm surge, inland flooding, winds, tornadoes); Hurricane climatology
(where they form, typical tracks, season); Local hurricane history; How they
are observed and forecast; and How to prepare and react.

The prerequisite for this class is Basics 1.

For further info and registration go to http://www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarn.
You can also call (301) 475-4200, ext. *2124.