Skywarn Spotter Training, City of Novi, Michigan (MI)

SKYWARN Spotter Training

SKYWARN is an effort to save lives during severe weather emergencies by expanding our network of spotters (police, fire, security and citizens). The more trained "eyes" we have in the field during a severe weather event, the better our notification to the public. There is no way to stop tornadoes, and not all tornadoes show up on radar, but they can be seen. Lives can be saved. Only one instrument can detect a tornado or funnel with complete certainty, the human eye.

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The National Weather Service conducted the SKYWARN Spotter Training on March 18, 2008 at the Novi Police Department Training Center. A total of 80 people from Novi and the surrounding area participated in the training. Of the 80 attendees, there were three Novi Police Department Officers, two Dispatchers as well 33 Novi CERT Team members. These trained community members will be a great asset to draw from as they furthered their skill set in regards to severe weather disasters. We now have an additional 80 trained tornado spotters in this and neighboring communities!

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