Volusia County Skywarn will be hosting a basic and advanced skywarn class on May 25th at Volusia County fire training center 3889 Tiger Bay Rd. Deland, Fl. All are welcome and encouraged to attend these classes.
Basic Class 10:00am
The basic class covers the understanding of storm spotting, How whether develops, How storm formation occurs and How to report correctly what you’re saying. At the end of the class you will be presented a skywarn ID and information on how to contact the National Weather Service.
If you have already taken the basic class and it was over three years then it is highly recommended that you attend this class. The National Weather Service is updating their database of spotters and you must have a current spotter ID that starts with “VOL”. If your ID does not start with “VOL” then your information will be removed.
Advanced Class 12:30pm
The “ADVANCED SKYWARN” class builds upon the principles taughtin the BASIC
SKYWARN class. The class coversmore advanced weather radar and weather
spotting topics and is intended forthose who have already completed the basic Skywarn class
If you are planning to attend either of these classes please contact Karl Martin at kg4hbn@gmail.com or Scott Spratt scott.spratt@noaa.gov.
We hope to see you there.
Karl Martin
Skywarn Coordinator
kg4hbn@gmail.com