May 1, 2018 - Do you have a fascination with the weather? Do you want to know more about severe weather? Do you want to help your community? If you said, "Yes" to any of these questions then you should attend our SKYWARN® Spotter Training Class being held at the active Shelby County Courthouse, 200 San Augustine St. in Center. The training will be held Tuesday, May 1st at 6:00 PM in the 2nd floor community room and is sponsored by the National Weather Service and the Shelby County Office of Emergency Management.
A meteorologist from the National Weather Service office in Shreveport will teach the class. There are two types of classes: Basic and Combination (Combo). Only the Basic class is required to get your certificate.
The Basic class generally covers the following:
- What kind of information to report to the NWS
- How to report severe weather information to the NWS
- How to visually identify severe weather features
- Basic severe weather meteorology
- Severe weather safety tips
- Local examples
The Combo class includes all of the information taught in the Basic, but also gives a more in-depth look at radar interpretation and severe weather meteorology and can get much more technical at times.
Anyone interested in attending are asked to please contact the Shelby County Emergency Management Office at 936-598-3664 to register your name for the training in order for us to be adequately prepared. If no answer, please leave a message.
