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September 17, 2000 9 am |
York County/ York Ham Fest |
York County Vo-Tech High School |
2179 Queen Street |
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September 26, 2000 630 pm |
Cambria/ Ebensburg |
Emergency Management 9-1-1 Center |
401 Candlelight Drive |
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October 17, 2000 7 pm |
Adams / Gettysburg |
Court House Emergency Management |
117 Baltimore St |
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SKYWARN training sessions are usually about 1 ¾ to 2 hours in length.
The program includes:
1. A review of recent tornado and flood events across central PA.
2. A look at NWS operations, including how Doppler Radar is used to
warn for hazardous weather.
3. A climatology of tornadoes across Pennsylvania, including relatively
high and low risk areas.
4. Primary weather ingredients that produce tornadic thunderstorms.
5. Identifying Wall clouds, funnels, tornadoes, and tornado look a likes.
6. Weather Terminology and Communications.
7. Tornado and Flash Flood Safety.
If time permits, about 10 minutes of Video is shown of the only F5 tornado (Winds over 260 MPH)
Documented in PA along with some other impressive tornado footage.