Pinellas County ARES/ACS and SKYWARN are pleased to announce a Severe Weather Spotter training class on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The class will be held at 8839 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, FL 33777, the Bardmoor Medical Arts Building, Suite 120. The basic spotter class will begin at 7:00PM, and the advanced spotter class will start at 8:00PM. The classes will be taught by personnel from the Tampa National Weather Service Office in Ruskin, FL.
“SKYWARN Spotters play a critical role in the National Weather Service mission to protect life and property from hazardous weather. In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. SKYWARN Spotters identify and describe severe local storms in their community and can add precious seconds warnings of severe weather”. Dan Noah, Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service – Tampa Bay Area
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There are no prerequisites to take the classes, although to receive certification as a weather spotter you must be 18 years old. Pre-registration is not required, and the classes are free.