[NEohioPAL] Tornado watch or warning? ‘SKYWARN’ trains spotters April 2

[Jessica Novak]

Tornado watch or warning?
‘SKYWARN’ trains spotters April 2

KIRTLAND, Ohio – March 26, 2013 – According to the National Weather 
Service’s Storm Prediction Center, about 1,000 tornados strike the United 
States each year.

Just in time for the start of tornado season, the Emergency Management 
Planning Program at Lakeland Community College will host “ SKYWARN,” a 
free training seminar on proper recognition and reporting of severe 
weather conditions on Tuesday, April 2 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on the 
college campus, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, 44094, in building T, 
room 129.

An instructor from the National Weather Service of Cleveland will be 
presenting the program.

The event is an opportunity for firefighters, police officers, school bus 
drivers, emergency managers and ham radio operators to be trained to spot 
and report severe weather conditions. The program is open to the public.

“Weather radars can’t detect a funnel cloud touching down,” said Lee 
Silvi, Emergency Management Planning program director at Lakeland. “Human 
eyes are needed to see it on the ground.” 

This is the eleventh year Lakeland Community College is the county host 
for the program. Individuals who complete the training may be assigned a 
spotter identification number and a phone number to officially report 
severe weather conditions.

Reservations are not accepted. Seating is first-come, first-served.

For more information call 440-525-7252.

This annual program is hosted by the Emergency Management Planning Program 
at Lakeland Community College.  For information about Lakeland’s On-Line 
All-Hazards Emergency Management Courses visit  
http://www.lakelandcc.edu/ACADEMIC/SOCSCI/em/
or send an e-mail to Lsilvi at lakelandcc.edu.
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