[californiadisasters] Upcoming SKYWARN Spotter Classes For CA-AZ Border Region

2014 Class Schedule Schedule updated: Thu Feb 20 19:01:30 UTC 2014. Check back often for updates.
Date	City	County	Location	Address	Time	Class Type	Remarks/Registration [if needed]	Instructor(s)
Previous Classes
Upcoming Classes
Wed Mar 19								Austin
Tue Mar 25								Austin
Sat Mar 29								Ken
Tue Apr 8	El Centro/Heber	Imperial	County Emerg Svcs.	1078 Dogwood Rd	6 pm	Basic	Registration Link	Ken
Wed Apr 9	Yuma	Yuma	Yuma County Public Health	2200 W. 28th street	6 pm	Basic	Registration Link	Ken
Thu Apr 10
Thu Apr 10	Blythe	Riverside	City Hall Council Chambers	235 N Broadway	6 pm	Basic	Registration Link	Ken
Tue Apr 22
Thu Apr 24
Sat Apr 26
Sat May 10
Tue May 13
Thu May 15
Thu May 22

* - Completion of Basic Storm Spotter Class and Spotter Registration is required for any Advanced classes

When calling, spotters should tell the NWS briefly WHAT they saw or are seeing, WHERE they are or where they were when it was going on, WHEN it was occurring and WHAT is/was it doing. They should also include their name, location and their assigned spotter ID number.

The following criteria are what spotters should look for when phoning in their reports. They should always call the responsible Weather Service Office when any of the below are noted:

1. TORNADO (on the ground) or FUNNEL CLOUD (tail not touching the ground)

2. ROTATING WALL CLOUD

3. WIND (estimated or measured at 40 mph or more)

4. MICROBURST (visually identified)

5. RAINFALL (1/2 inch (.50) or more in 30 minutes)

6. FLOODING (of any kind)

7. DAMAGE and/or DEATHS and/or INJURIES due to the weather event

8. HAIL (Any size diameter)

9. VISIBILITY (less than 1/2 mile due to fog, dust, blowing snow or ash)

10. SNOWFALL (any amount).

Source: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/skywarn/index.php

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