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Kenosha ADVANCE SEVERE WEATHER/TORNADO SPOTTER’S CLASS PRESS RELEASE April 6, 2006 For more information contact: Ben Schliesman @ 262-605-7900
TO BE HELD On April 18th, Kenosha County Emergency Management will sponsor an Intermediate/Advance class on “Severe Weather/Tornado Spotting.” The class is free and the public is highly encouraged to attend to learn more about severe weather and how it affects them. Law enforcement, fire, EMS, public works and amateur radio operators are also highly encouraged to attend as well.
“Trained Tornado Spotters are the eyes and ears of the National Weather Service. Tornado Spotters provide critical information during severe weather, to the County and the National Weather Service,” stated Ben Schliesman, Director, Kenosha County Emergency Management/Homeland Security. “This class builds upon the Basic Severe Weather Spotter’s Class and will inform citizens what they need to know to identify potential hazardous weather. Whether people want to be a trained Tornado Spotter or just become more knowledgeable about severe weather, this class is extremely informative.”
The April 18th class is an Intermediate/Advanced Severe Weather/Tornado Spotter’s class and will cover such things as thunderstorm types and thunderstorm development, wall clouds, tornado classifications and variations, and a tornado’s life cycle; Kenosha County is the only County in SE WI to offer the Advance Severe Weather/Tornado Spotter’s Class. A Basic Tornado Spotter’s Class taken anytime in the past is a prerequisite to taking the Intermediate/Advance Class.
The class will be held at the Kenosha County Center, Highways 45 & 50 in Bristol. It is FREE, two hours in length and starts at 6:30 p.m. To register for the April 18th class, please RSVP to Kenosha County Emergency Management at 262-605-7900.
The Severe Weather/Tornado Spotter Training is co-sponsored by Kenosha County Emergency Management, the National Weather Service, and the Milwaukee Area Skywarn Association.
Racine County Tornado Awareness and Spotter seminar Emergency Management will be offering free on Thursday, April 27, 2006 from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm at Gateway Technical College’s Racine Building- Superior/Ontario Room (#102), 901 Pershing Drive, Racine. Guest speakers will be Rusty Kapela, National Weather Service Meteorologist and Skip Voros, Milwaukee Area Skywarn Association.
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