- November 21, 2024
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Flagler County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service will host a free Skywarn Storm Spotter class on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the county’s Emergency Services Building.
Ben Nelson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, will teach the class that will run from 6 to 8 p.m. The class will provide attendees the knowledge to become a part of a nationwide network of volunteers who support local emergency management and the National Weather Service by recognizing and reporting severe weather. It will cover everything from identifying simple cloud formations to tornados.
“It is so important for us to have well-trained volunteers, because it helps improve weather forecasts, supports our first responders and allows us to better prepare and protect our community,” said Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord.
Flagler County has been hosting Skywarn Storm Spotter classes in coordination with the National Weather Service since 1995. Emergency Management Specialist Bob Pickering has organized all 57 classes.
“Storm spotter reports from Flagler County to the National Weather Service have included: waterspouts, hail, wall clouds, flooding, and even developing tornadoes before they could by detected by weather radar,” he said.
Registration is required, and can be done by visiting www.FlaglerCounty.gov/emergency and selecting Volunteering and Training from the menu (mobile devices may display it as Jump to Subpage), or by email at [email protected].
Emergency Management encourages our residents to stay informed about significant weather and other emergencies by signing up for ALERTFlagler at http://www.FlaglerCounty.gov/ALERTFlagler
To stay up to date with the latest information from Flagler County Emergency Management, visit www.FlaglerCounty.gov/emergency and FlaglerEOC on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
