Wayne Community College will host training for potential volunteer severe weather spotters on Sept. 28.
The National Weather Service will provide its SKYWARN® training 12:30-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Moffatt Auditorium at the college. The training is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.
SKYWARN® volunteers support their local community by providing the NWS with timely and accurate severe weather reports. These reports, when integrated with modern NWS technology, are used to inform the public of the proper actions to take as severe weather threatens.
The key focus of the SKYWARN® program is to save lives and property through the use of the observations and reports of trained volunteers. Storm spotters are not “storm chasers.”
The training covers
basics of thunderstorm development,
fundamentals of storm structure,
identifying potential severe weather features,
information to report,
how to report information, and
basic severe weather safety.
Anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication can join the SKYWARN® program. While a number of SKYWARN® spotters are amateur or “ham” radio operators, spotters also call in reports and use e-mail and online forms, so anyone with telephone or internet service can participate as a spotter.
Spotter guide books will be provided. Participants will probably want to take notes during the multimedia presentation, which will be given by a meteorologist with the NWS Raleigh office.
This training session, which is free and open to the public, is provided by the college as a National Preparedness Month event.
For more information, contact Tara Humphries at (919) 739-7002 or tarah@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing accommodations or have questions about access, please contact the college’s Disability Services Counselor at (919) 739-6729.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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