Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

SkyWarn Training Schedule

National Weather Service Slidell

Severe Weather/Storm Spotter - Training Sessions

Tangipahoa Parish

♦ What -- Basic SkyWarn Training
♦ When – Wednesday, January 8th - 5:00PM - 7:00PM
♦ Where – Tangipahoa Parish Emergency Operations Center
114 N Laurel St., Amite, LA
♦ Local Sponsor – Tangipahoa Parish OHSEP, Telephone: 985-748-9602

St. Charles Parish

♦ What -- Basic SkyWarn Training
♦ When – Thursday, January 9th - 6:30PM - 8:30PM
♦ Where – St. Charles Parish EOC
15026 River Road, Hahnville, LA
♦ Local Sponsor – St. Charles Parish OHSEP, Telephone: 985-783-5050

Hancock County

♦ What -- Basic SkyWarn Training
♦ When – Wednesday, January 15th, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
♦ Where – Hancock County EOC
18333 Hwy 603, Kiln, MS
♦ Local Sponsor – Hancock County Emergency Management, Telephone: 228-255-0942

For further information regarding any of these upcoming classes, contact the NWS via email – sr.lix.webmaster@noaa.gov

SkyWarn training sessions normally last between one and two hours. During the class, basics of severe weather identification and how to report severe weather are discussed. Normally SkyWarn sessions are held in cooperation with the local emergency management office.

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Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

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