About: Seminole County Office of Emergency Management is hosting a National Weather Service SKYWARN/ Storm Spotter Training Workshop for our Seminole HEART partners, as well as additional faith, non-profit, volunteer organizations and first-responders are welcome to attend.
Date/Time: The evening of Thursday, February 8th. The SKYWARN training session will begin at 6:00pm. Food and beverages will be provided before the training session begins at 5:30pm.
Location: Seminole County Emergency Operations Center - 150 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL, 32773
Activity: Training with the SKYWARN spotter network includes topics like: basics of thunderstorm development, fundamentals of storm structure, identifying potential severe weather features, what information to report and how to get it to the NWS, and severe storm safety.
After working with the NWS on what to look for during bad weather, your storm reports will help in issuing severe warnings when necessary for our area, helping to alert the community faster in times of severe weather. You will receive a SKYWARN spotter ID card by email about one week after the class
