[WIham] Fw: SKYWARN: Saturday Weather Training Programs

[Mark Thompson]

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From: Milw Area Skywarn Assoc <masa at mke-skywarn.org>
To: cwa at mke-skywarn.org; masa-wi at mke-skywarn.org; masa at mke-skywarn.org 
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:15 AM
Subject: SKYWARN: Saturday Weather Training Programs
 


Free Saturday Weather Training Programs.

The
Milwaukee Area Skywarn Association and its weather enterprise partners will
be hosting
two upcoming Saturday severe weather training programs. These
are the only Saturday AM and
PM programs scheduled in Southeast
Wisconsin in 2014. The programs are free and open to
the public. There
is no pre-registration. The only requirement is to come early for a good
seat,
parking, and to bring your note pad.

MARCH 22nd - BASIC
STORM SPOTTER TRAINING
Saturday, 5 PM - 7 PM, The Oak Creek Police
Department, Court Room
301 West Ryan Road, Oak Creek (Milwaukee County)
Wisconsin.

MARCH 29th - GENERAL INTEREST SEVERE WEATHER SEMINAR
Saturday, 9 AM -3 PM, The MATC Oak Creek Campus Lecture Hall.
6665
South Howell Avenue (1/2 mile south of College Ave), Oak Creek, Milwaukee
Co.

Enter campus from Howell Avenue, road sign has directions,
follow drive to visitor parking lot B.
Use flags on flag pole as a
reference. The lecture hall enterance is marked as door #13, just
behind
the flag pole.  Google Satellite view: http://www.mke-skywarn.org/matc.htm

Morning Session: 9AM - 11AM
9:05AM  Spotter Training,
Myths, and Othe Stuff. Rusty Kapela, Warning Coordination
Meteorologist
(retired) Milwaukee-Sullivan NWS.
11AM Break for lunch, self serve
vending machines and tables downstairs.

Afternoon Session: 
12N - 3PM
Behind the Scenes - Mark Baden, WISN-TV Chief Meteorologist
and emcee.
Severe Weather and Media Hype - Chris Gloninger, WISN-TV
meteorologist.
Are Large Milwaukee Venues Safe from Svr Weather - Barry
Mitchell, Milw Co Emergenct Mgt.
The Eagle WI tornado, When 1st
responders are Victims - Eagle Fire Chief Justin Heim.
Storm Chasing,
Seperating Fact From Fiction - Scott Weberpal, Great Plains Expert Chaser
and commercial storm chaser tour guide.

Have questions,
contact me at: skywarn at execpc.com  I am sending
this message to all of our
mail lists thus you may see
duplicates. Aattched is a PDF version. Feel free to redistribute
this message to all interested parties.


Sincerely,

Rick Swierczymski
V-P and Programs
Coordinator
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