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2024-25 WFO Lake Charles SKYWARN Class Schedule |
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| Date | Parish/County | Time | Location | City | Contact Info |
| November 18 |
Vernon | 10:00 am |
Vernon Par. Pub Safety Ctr 190 Ned Woodham Rd |
Leesville |
Kenneth Moore kmoore@vernonso.org |
| November 20 |
Allen |
6:30 pm |
Allen Par Sheriff's Office 7340 Highway 26 W |
Oberlin |
Chris Oakes coakes@allenparishso.com |
| November 21 | Jasper | 1:00 pm | Jasper Co Courthouse Annex 271 E Lamar St |
Jasper | Billy Ted Smith billy.smith@co.jasper.tx.us |
| December 3 |
Beauregard |
9:00 am |
BPSO Training Center 420 Bolivar Bishop Dr |
DeRidder |
Scott Greenmun bpso434@yahoo.com |
| December 4 |
Avoyelles |
6:30 pm |
Avoyelles Parish Comms Center 272 Industrial Blvd |
Mansura |
Joey Frank aohsep@avoypj.org |
| December 5 | Lafayette |
11:00 am |
Lafayette Par Emer Ops Ctr 705 W University Ave |
Lafayette |
Chad Sonnier cpsonnier@lafayettela.gov |
| December 5 |
Rapides | 6:00 pm |
Kees Park Community Ctr 2450 Highway 28 E |
Pineville |
Angie Branton abranton@rapides911.org |
| December 9 | St. Landry |
6:30 pm | LSU Eunice | Eunice |
Van Reed vreed@slpgov.net |
| December 10 |
Vermilion | 9:00 am |
LSU Co-op Extension 1105 W Port St |
Abbeville |
Homer Stelly ohsep_director@vppj.org |
| December 12 | St. Mary |
9:00 am |
Port of Morgan City Admin Ofc 7327 Highway 182 |
Morgan City |
Jimmy Broussard jbroussard@stmaryparishla.gov |
| PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER FOR ADDITIONAL DATES | |||||
What is SKYWARN®? The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To obtain critical weather information, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the main responsibility of a SKYWARN® spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms. In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These events threatened lives and property.
Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.
SKYWARN® storm spotters are part of the ranks of citizens who form the Nation's first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that their efforts have given communities the precious gift of time--seconds and minutes that can help save lives.
Who is Eligible?
NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication, such HAM radio, to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, nursing homes or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become a spotter.
How Can I Get Involved?
NWS has 122 local Weather Forecast Offices, each with a Warning Coordination Meteorologist, who is responsible for administering the SKYWARN® program in their local area. Training is conducted at these local offices and covers:
For additional information, click here.
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