Thursday, February 17, 2011

[californiadisasters] Upcoming Storm Spotter Training in SLO



National Weather Service Los Angeles/OxnardNational Oxnard

SKYWARN Storm Spotter TrainingSKYWARN Training

  • When: Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
  • Where: PG&E Community Center  6588 Ontario Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
  • What: The National Weather Service Storm Spotter Program is a volunteer organization of people with an interest in the weather. Whenever significant weather is occurring, weather spotters call in a report to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. These reports provide important ground truth for forecasters, which improve forecasts and warnings. As a trained weather spotter, you can provide an invaluable service to the National Weather Service.
  • The training session will last about 90 minutes, including a question and answer session at the end. Detailed information about various severe weather hazards as well as some background information about the National Weather Service will be presented.
  • You do not have to have weather equipment to become an official spotter for the National Weather Service. New spotters will receive a personal spotter ID # and a packet with spotter instructions.
Who: This training session is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in volunteering to become a storm spotter for the National Weather Service is welcome to attend.
  • Driving Directions:
  • Traveling northbound Highway 101:
  • Exit the freeway at San Luis Bay Drive. Take a left off the exit. Immediately past the southbound 101 entrance ramp turn left onto Ontario Road. Drive about one quarter mile. The community center will be on your right.
  • Traveling southbound Highway 101:
  • Exit the freeway at San Luis Bay Drive. Take a right off the exit then immediately left onto Ontario Road. Drive about one quarter mile. The community center will be on your right.
  • For Additional Information:
  • Please ePlease e--mail any questions about the spotter training to Meteorologist Joe Sirard at: joe.sirard@noaa.govjoe.gov


Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard




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