SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Training in Abbotsford Tomorrow
Monday, April 11th, 2016 -- 9:25 AM
-The National Weather Service will be holding a SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Training in Abbotsford on Tuesday, April 12th.The training will be held in the North Gym at the Abbotsford High School starting at 6:30 p.m. The class will last around 2 hours and includes a multimedia presentation. Training is intended for storm spotters or potential storm spotters, but is open to the public and free of charge. A review of recent and past severe weather will be included. The NWS relies heavily on actual storm reports from "spotters", which can include sheriff's departments, local emergency management officials, police and fire departments, amateur radio operators, or anyone else that has attended one of these classes.
These reports can prompt warnings that save lives; a proven fact we’ve seen many times in our region. Clark County, as well as other areas of north central Wisconsin, always needs more “ground-truth” weather reports to pass along to the National Weather Service. Again, training is Tuesday, April 12th in Abbotsford, Wisconsin starting at 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration is not needed.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.