Spring 2009 SKYWARN™ SPOTTER TRAINING SESSIONS
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Register for one of the following sessions
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ADVANCED SESSION CESTM – University at This advanced
class will be similar to the 2008 advanced class. If you attended last year, we recommend
that you not attend this year. This
will allow those who were unable to attend last year to take the class. Thank you.
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SKYWARN™ is a nationwide
network of volunteer weather spotters who report to and are trained by the
National Weather Service (NWS). These spotters report many forms of significant
or severe weather such as Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hail, Heavy Snow,
and Flooding.
The staff at the NWS Forecast Office Albany is responsible for issuing local
forecasts and Severe Weather Warnings for much of eastern
It is easy to join SKYWARN™. All that it is required is an interesting 3 hour training session. The training sessions are offered in the spring for new spotters and those who need a refresher course with advanced sessions offered in the fall. The sessions are held throughout our county warning area. Upcoming sessions are announced on our NOAA Weather Radio Stations and posted on our web site. The spotter network is usually activated whenever there is a threat of severe weather; this is usually preceded by the issuance of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Tornado Watch, Flood Watch or some other type of watch. SKYWARN™ reports can be relayed from whatever your location may be, whether that's at your office, on the road or in your neighborhood. Information is relayed to the NWS via volunteer amateur radio operators, telephone and the internet.