FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 8, 2018<\/p>\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Representatives from the National Weather Service (NWS) will be in Stephenville Thursday, Jan. 18, for a free severe weather training session on the campus of Tarleton State University.<\/p>\n
The SKYWARN Storm Spotter course will help residents and local emergency management prepare for everything from tornadoes and wildfires to drought and heavy rains. The training takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Tarleton’s Lamar Johanson Science Building in partnership with Erath County Emergency Management and the Cross Timbers Amateur Radio Club.<\/p>\n
No pre-registration is necessary.<\/p>\n
The class is for organized storm spotters and\/or anyone with an interest in severe weather and is part of a regional severe weather preparedness campaign that includes training sessions across 46 counties in north and central Texas. For other classes in the region, go to http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fwd\/skywarnsch?sptrsch<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to thunderstorm formation and features associated with severe and non-severe storms, the training includes a close look at the meteorology behind the Canton area tornado outbreak in 2017. The program also highlights severe weather safety and how to report information to local public safety officials. <\/p>\n “By coming to this training session, attendees will gain a better understanding of Texas’ severe weather season,” says Tom Bradshaw, meteorologist-in-charge of the NWS Fort Worth Office. “Waiting until storms are on your doorstep is not the time to start thinking about severe weather preparedness. We hope you attend these free sessions to learn more about the severe storms that impact the region every year.”<\/p>\n The NWS in Fort Worth provides forecasts, warnings and weather services for 46 counties in north and north-central Texas. For more information on severe weather, visit http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fortworth<\/a> on the web; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NWSDallasFortWorth<\/a> on Facebook; or @NWSFortWorth on Twitter.<\/p>\n Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n #<\/p>\n Contact: Larry Barr, Planetarium Manager <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Representatives from the National Weather Service (NWS) will be in Stephenville Thursday, Jan. 18, for a free severe weather training session on the campus of Tarleton State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,424],"tags":[441,442],"class_list":["post-28889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-arts-events","tag-college-of-science-mathematics","tag-community-events"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-1453-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>","Arts & Events<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>","Arts & Events<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["College of Science & Mathematics<\/a>","Community Events<\/a>"],"unlinked":["College of Science & Mathematics<\/span>","Community Events<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 8, 2018","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 8, 2018 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021 2:02 am"},"featured_img_caption":"SKYWARN and National Weather Service logos for Storm Spotter Training Course.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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