Thursday, November 9, 2017

National Weather Service (NWS) offers community Weather Spotter Training in Cascade Locks November 29 (Photo)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFERS COMMUNITY WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING IN CASCADE LOCKS NOVEMBER 29 (PHOTO)


News Release from Hood River Co. Sheriff's Office
Posted on FlashAlert: November 9th, 2017 5:07 PM
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NWS Portland is coming to Cascade Locks to help recruit and train a stable of local weather volunteers in Hood River and eastern Multnomah County.

Trained Weather Spotters that witness irregular weather events can call into NWS to report unusual conditions where they live.

This would be extremely useful for monitoring changing conditions in the Eagle Creek Burn Area through winter and as snow melts in spring.

Hood River County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management and Multnomah County are teaming up to host this Gorge community training to help enhance weather warning accuracy.
The training is 6-7:30pm on Wed. November 29 at Cascade Locks Fire Station, 25 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks.

All Hood River residents are welcome to attend this free training -- particularly those in or near the Eagle Creek Burn Area. Also residents that live in winter weather impact areas (i.e. on or near slopes, landslide or rockfall risk areas, flood zones,) under reported zones, citizens that regularly commute through the Gorge or that have good views of changing weather and Gorge hillsides at home or work.

The training will cover:
- Rainfall reporting
- Cloud identification
- Types of severe weather
- Measuring snow and wind
- NWS weather terminology
- Criteria for calling in reports

Gorge residents, please RSVP for this class at:
http://gorge-skywarn.doattend.com
Or call Justin Ross at 503-201-5805.
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on November 09, 2017