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Annual Storm Spotter Training Scheduled for McLean County
Sunday, 14 February 2010 22:21

National Weather Service logoThe McLean County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has scheduled its annual Basic Weather Spotter training for 2010. Severe weather spotters provide critical information to their communities and National Weather Service forecasters during hazardous weather events. Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend this spotter class. There are no fees to attend - only 2 to 3 hours of your time is required. The training is provided by the National Weather Service office in Lincoln, IL.

This class is intended as refresher training for experienced spotters as well as initial training for those that are new to severe weather spotting. We recommend attending this spotter class annually. Topics covered in this class include:

  • Preparations for storm spotting
  • Thunderstorm development
  • Thunderstorm types and hazards
  • Spotting tornadoes
  • Spotter safety, effective spotter reports, and more
Date: April 1, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: McLean County Emergency Operations Center - Law and Justice Center, 104 West Front Street, Bloomington, Illinois
Contact: Director Curtis Hawk or Deputy Director Bob Clark at (309) 888-5020, M-F 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM with questions or for additional information

No pre-registration is required to attend this event.