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Lake County, Ohio

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Skywarn

 

SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.

Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the focus is reporting on severe local thunderstorms. In an average year, the United States experiences more than 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes.Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods. SKYWARN® storm spotters form the nation’s first line of defense against severe weather.

NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens.

Training is free and typically lasts about 2 hours. You’ll learn:

  • Basics of thunderstorm development
  • Fundamentals of storm structure
  • Identifying potential severe weather features
  • What to report
  • How to report
  • Basic severe weather safety

 

Find an upcoming class HERE

Upcoming Events

Feb
8
Wed
7:00 pm LCARA Board Meeting @ Virtual
LCARA Board Meeting @ Virtual
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly meeting Virtual
8:30 pm LCARA 10 Mtr. roundtable net
LCARA 10 Mtr. roundtable net
Feb 8 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Meets every Wednesday at 20:30 hrs on 28.450 mhz
Feb
9
Thu
7:00 pm LCARA Thursday Night 2 Mtr net
LCARA Thursday Night 2 Mtr net
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Weekly net on 147.210 for general topics of discussion. Presenting the ARRL Audio News
Feb
13
Mon
7:30 pm Lake County ARES net
Lake County ARES net
Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Lake County ARES Training Net on 147.210/r B/U 147.255/r
Feb
15
Wed
8:30 pm LCARA 10 Mtr. roundtable net
LCARA 10 Mtr. roundtable net
Feb 15 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Meets every Wednesday at 20:30 hrs on 28.450 mhz
Feb
16
Thu
7:00 pm LCARA Thursday Night 2 Mtr net
LCARA Thursday Night 2 Mtr net
Feb 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Weekly net on 147.210 for general topics of discussion. Presenting the ARRL Audio News
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