WHAT IS THE SKYWARN PROGRAM?
The SKYWARN program is a partnership
between the National Weather Service NWS) and the community, designed to help
reduce the threat from severe weather. The key element of the program is a
network of volunteer non-NWS personnel ("storm spotters")who relay
reports of severe weather to the NWS. Even with today's new technology at
our disposal, only one instrument can detect severe weather phenomena directly
with absolute certainty, the human eye. A large network of spotters can be
a great benefit to the NWS warning program. The basis for, and/or verification
of, many severe weather warnings, issued by the NWS, may be directly attributed
to SKYWARN storm spotters. Their reports are considered highly credible by
NWS personnel. They assist the NWS in performing their top mission, which
is to prepare and distribute warnings and forecasts of impending severe weather.
SKYWARN Storm Spotters help to provide the citizens of their community with
potentially life-saving information. We realize that members of this elite
group are volunteering their time and effort to provide this invaluable service.
Their efforts are greatly appreciated
Please see the Training Page for the next scheduled Skywarn Class in Palm Beach County. If you are interested in taking the class, please send an email to (Maurice Dake, Palm Beach County SKYWARN Coordinator at mldake@comcast.net), with the following information:
FULL NAME, FULL ADDRESS including ZIP Code, PHONE NUMBER, HAM CALL (if applies), and CERT LOCATION (if applies).
If you would like to receive informational emails concerning Palm Beach County weather and Palm Beach County Skywarn, go to www.groups.yahoo.com , sign in with your yahoo.com account or create a new account and sign up for the "PBCSkywarn" Group or just enter your email information in the form below. You will then receive informational e-mails for this group.