Local Severe Weather Safety and Spotter Classes to be Held

Green County Emergency Management announces that local severe weather/tornado spotters’ classes will be held Monday, April 30, 2018. The first class will be at 12:30 p.m., at the Monroe Fire Dept. #1 at 601 W. 17th Street (by Badger State Ethanol), with next class at 6:30 p.m., at the South Wayne Fire Dept. at 107 E. Center Street, South Wayne. Tim Halbach, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, will be instructing the classes.
The classes will be split in two sections; the first hour will focus on severe weather safety with emphasis on severe weather in Wisconsin, sources for weather warnings and different scenarios on natural disasters.
The second hour will focus on what kinds of weather events should be reported, how it is reported, why the National Weather Service needs spotters and much more. Attendees can choose to attend one or both sessions. One weather radio will be given away at the end of each class!
These classes, which are free, are open to all first responders as well as the general public. No pre-registration is needed. Additional resources to help you get prepared for the storm season can be found at Green County Emergency Management’s website at www.greencountyem.com and follow us on Facebook too.