Do you LOVE weather? Do you want to take an active part in Storm Spotting and Data Records?
The National Weather Service is hosting their Skywarn class in Lafayette! This is a free-of-charge class and you do not have to register to attend.
The class is taking place on December 5th at 11:00 AM at the Lafayette Parish Emergency Operations Center located at 705 W University Ave.
Skywarn is open to anyone who has an interest in public services and is on a volunteer basis. You can join a growing network of nearly 290,000 others that are trained to complete severe weather storm spotting.
Per the NWS:
"Training is conducted at these local offices and covers:
- Basics of thunderstorm development
- Fundamentals of storm structure
- Identifying potential severe weather features
- Information to report
- How to report information
- Basic severe weather safety"
This is a great opportunity for weather lovers to get involved!
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