Ages 13+ SKYWARN Training

Name: Ages 13+ SKYWARN Training
Start: 2024-09-23T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-23T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 229 Washington St, Watertown, NY, United States, New York 13601

Schedule

Mon Sep 23 2024 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

229 Washington St, Watertown, NY, United States, New York 13601 | Watertown, NY

SKYWARN is a national effort to save lives during severe weather and winter weather emergencies with a network of trained volunteer weather spotters. SKYWARN spotters support their local community and government by providing reports of severe weather directly to the National Weather Service in Buffalo via phone using the NWS spotter hotline, or by various online reporting methods. The services performed by SKYWARN have saved many lives.
The National Weather Service has a number of devices for detecting severe winter storms. Included in these are Doppler radar and satellite imagery. However, the most important tool for observing winter weather is the trained eye of the storm spotter. By providing observations of snow and ice, SKYWARN spotters assist National Weather Service staff in their warning decisions and enable the National Weather Service to fulfill its mission of protecting life and property. Storm spotters are, and always will be, and indispensable part of the winter warning program.
This basic training session provides:
-a brief overview of the National Weather Service organization and our responsibilities
-winter weather safety
-winter weather meteorology including how lake effect snowstorms and larger scale snowstorms develop
Anyone can become a severe weather spotter for the National Weather Service. SKYWARN training is free and open to the public. Registration is required. To register, visit the SKYWARN website (you can find the link on the library's online calendar of events).
Event is held at Flower Library in the South Reading Room in partnership with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
Contact Ashley at Flower Library:
315-785-7714
Contact the National Weather Service:
716-565-0204 x223