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Jackson, KY
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NWS Jackson booth, featuring a tornado machine. |
In concurrence with Severe Weather Awareness Week across Kentucky, NWS Jackson organized the first ever Severe Weather Awareness Day in eastern Kentucky. The event took place on Saturday, March 7, 2020, concluding the week’s awareness activities.
One dozen partner organizations participated with National Weather Service Jackson to host the inaugural Severe Weather Awareness Day in Prestonsburg, KY. This included the East Kentucky Science Center who graciously hosted the event, helping to draw a great crowd in this naturally-fitting venue for such an event. The director of the East Kentucky Science Center, Steve Russo, more than reinforced his role as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador by being so supportive and accommodating from the initial planning stages through the cleanup of the event.
Each partnering agency took part in multiple activities including staffing informational booths, exhibits and displays, while also conducting experiments and giving presentations geared toward preparing the community for severe weather. Activity stations included:
AEP workers running their live line demonstration. |
About 160 people participated throughout the day, making this a successful first year of what hopes to become a long-running event across the eastern reaches of the Bluegrass State!
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Jackson, KY
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Jackson, KY 41339
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