SKYWARN is a National Weather Service sponsored program whose primary purpose is to solicit Storm Spotter reports from NWS trained participants. Over eighty percent of trained Storm Spotters are HAM radio operators. The primary goal is for trained spotters to provide ground truth reporting of NWS radar and other sensors to better enable NWS personnel to issue more timely and accurate warnings to the public. The secondary role, though just as important if not more so in many cases, is to report storm damage to both NWS and publice service officials.

Lee County Skywarn/Spotter Training

Lee County Skywarn
January 19, 2008
Basic SkywarnTM Training , 1:00 PM
Advanced SkywarnTM Training , 2:00 PM
Cape Coral Emergency Operations Center
1115 SE 9th Ave
Cape Coral, FL 33990
Contact Mindy Blasetti at 239-573-3022 to Register

Lee County Skywarn
January 27, 2008
Basic SkywarnTM Training , 2:00 PM
Tweenwaters Inn
15951 Captiva Road
Captiva Island, FL, 33924

** Hazardous weather preparedness fair on 26th and 27th
** Storm Ready ceremony on the 26th
No registration required!

Lee County Skywarn
February 8, 2008
Basic SkywarnTM Training , 1:00 PM
Advanced SkywarnTM Training , 2:00 PM
Basic SkywarnTM Training , 6:30 PM
Advanced SkywarnTM Training , 7:30 PM
Emergency Operations Center
2665 Ortiz Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33905
Contact Pam Teeter at 239-477-3600 or Email pteeter@leegov.com to register

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Lee County Emergency Operations Center
(Terry Kelley is Lee County's Focal Point)
2665 Ortiz Avenue
Fort Myers, FL  33905-0398
477-3600/10