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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
805 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

WANTED: NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE VOLUNTEERS TO MEASURE PRECIPITATION

A CITIZEN-DRIVEN WEATHER OBSERVATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY 
COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW NETWORK, OR COCORAHS, IS SEEKING 
NEW VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION. RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO BECOME AMATEUR 
OBSERVERS FOR THE GROUP BY MEASURING AND REPORTING RAINFALL, HAIL, 
AND SNOW DATA IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS. THIS UNIQUE, NONPROFIT, 
COMMUNITY-BASED NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS WORKS TOGETHER TO ADVANCE THE 
UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL WEATHER AND ITS IMPACTS. THESE OBSERVATIONS 
ARE USED BY NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO HELP IMPROVE AND 
VERIFY THE ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS. THE 
NETWORK IS SUPPORTED BY NOAA AND OTHER LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL, 
ACADEMIC, AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. 

SEVERAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN MAINE ARE SCHEDULED IN EARLY 
DECEMBER. ON TUESDAY DECEMBER FIRST, BETHEL LIBRARY IN BETHEL, 
MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 
THIRD, BINGHAM TOWN HALL IN BINGHAM, MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS 
TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON SATURDAY DECEMBER FIFTH, CURTIS MEMORIAL 
LIBRARY IN BRUNSWICK, MAINE, WILL HOST COCORAHS TRAINING AT 3 PM. ON 
MONDAY DECEMBER SEVENTH, ROCKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ROCKLAND, MAINE, 
WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON TUESDAY DECEMBER EIGHTH, 
RANGELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN RANGELEY, MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS 
TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER NINTH, THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAY WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 7 PM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY

WWW.COCORAHS.ORG

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