NationalWeatherServicelogoJamestown (CSi) With warmer weather right around the corner, the potential for severe summer weather will soon intensify. Because of that, the National Weather Service has scheduled a SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training Class on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at  7:00 p.m., in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown.

The class will be conducted by a staff meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Bismarck. The class, which lasts about two hours, will focus on recognizing and understanding the different types of severe summer weather such as thunderstorms, down-burst winds, flash floods, hail, and tornadoes. Due to federal budget reductions, the last time this class was held in Jamestown was May of 2011.

 

The class is free and open to all organizations and individuals who want to become more familiar with how to identify severe summer weather. No registration is required. Attending this class does not require an individual to become an official National Weather Service weather spotter. Feel free to invite any others that may want to attend.