It’s official! I am now officially a “card carrying” Environment Canada CANWARN Severe Weather Spotter. Seriously…I have a card. Very cool! It’s in my wallet next to my National Weather Association membership card. I just wanted to blog today about this great organization of weather spotters. Earlier this morning I had the opportunity to sit in on a CANWARN training course in Keene with Geoff Coulson. Geoff is Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada and a great instructor. As a weather nerd I really enjoyed his presentation and found it very informative. CANWARN has been in existence since 1987 and this organization of weather spotters are literally the eyes and ears on the ground for Environment Canada. Satellite and radar do NOT tell us everything about a storm and their will always be a need for these trained volunteers. Oh…and you don’t have to be a HAM radio operator to be a storm spotter. Get the details by clicking here.As for the weather…tonight and tomorrow could be a good time to spot storms. We’re sitting under a low and thundershowers are possible. It looks to be a wet week.
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Welcome, The Kelly family in Lindsay have been CANWARN mebers for the better part of 20 years. Our whole clan can hardly wait for the sky to sing in the spring! My husband is a co-ordinator for the city of Kawartha Lakes for several years also. Check out Phil Chadwick online and on Facebook--He's Canada's own "Dr. Phil". He is also a Canwarn member and the Environment Canada person who trained us. Til later keep your eyes on the skies and don't forget the secret phone number!
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