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SKYWARNTM Information
Current Spotter Class Schedule*
| Date/Time |
County |
Location |
Contact Info |
Thursday, March
6
6:30 PM |
Colbert |
Tuscumbia at the EMA EOC
120 West Fifth Street |
|
Tuesday, March
11
6:30 PM |
Lawrence |
Moulton Church of Christ |
|
Thursday, March
13
6:30 PM |
Limestone |
Limestone County EMA Office in Athens |
256-232-2631 |
Tuesday, March
25
1 PM and 6:30 PM |
Madison |
Jaycees Building
Off Airport Rd. in Huntsville |
256-427-5130 |
| Thursday, March 27
1 PM and 4 PM
|
Moore |
Jack Daniels Fire Hall in Lynchburg |
931-759-7260 |
| Thursday,
April 3
6:30 PM
|
Lincoln |
Fayetteville Municipal Building
|
931-438-1575 |
| Note: The class
in Franklin County, Alabama has been
postponed and will have to be rescheduled. |
* This list reflects only the storm spotter classes that are scheduled
at this time. Keep checking back in the coming weeks and months
for additional classes in other counties in the Tennessee Valley.
Spotter classes offered by the National Weather Service are FREE
to the public, and do not require pre-registration unless otherwise
noted above. Further information is available by calling the phone
number listed for that class, e-mailing
the webmaster, or calling the National Weather Service during
business hours at (256) 890-8503.
SKYWARNTM Facts
SKYWARN is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained
volunteer weather spotters. Storm spotters come from many walks
of life, including fire fighters, law enforcement, and amateur radio
operators. SKYWARN spotters coordinate with local emergency management
officials and send reports of weather based phenomena to the NWS.
In addition to serving as a community's first line of defense against
dangerous storms, spotters provide important information to warning
forecasters who make critical warning decisions. SKYWARN storm spotters
play a critical role of giving the NWS vital ground truth
data, which helps the NWS perform the our primary mission, to save
lives and property.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Huntsville maintains
communications with area emergency managers, law enforcement and
spotters who report via amateur radio during severe or adverse weather
events. The Northern Alabama SKYWARN group, and the NWS Huntsville
provide guidelines and information on how to become involved with
Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee SKYWARN activities.
Spotter Information
Additional Spotter Links
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