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From: "Gilbert L. Sebenste" <sebenste@geog.niu.edu>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Multi-County SKYWARN Spotter Workshops
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This is an official announcement for the Northern Illinois Multi-County
SKYWARN spotter training programs, to be held at Wheaton College,
Wheaton, IL on March 1 and 2nd, 1996. The program itinerary is as follows:

Friday, March 1: Tornado Shelter Workshop, 9AM-3:30 PM. Items include:

Update on the National Weather Service
Overview of the severe weather warning system
Effects of severe winds on structures
Techniques for surveying buildings
Identifying the best shelter space
Developing a facility severe weather plan

The primary for the workshop will be Professor James Abernathy, Professor
of architecture for Lawrence Tech. University in Southfield, MI.
Professor Abernathy wrote the technical guidance materials used in this
workshop for FEMA. Case studies of tornado-ravaged buildings, including
the elementary and high school involved in the 1990 Plainfield, IL
tornado will be presented.

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Saturday, March 2...Advanced Weather Spotter Workshop...8AM-4:30 PM.

Items include:

Update on National Weather Service operations
Tornadoes and tornadic thunderstorms
Tracking Illinois tornadoes in 1995
Non-supercell tornadoes
Reporting severe weather
How the spotter can obtain weather information
Speakers forum--answering your questions about severe weather

This workshop is being jointly conducted by the National Weather Service
Romeoville, IL office, DuPage County Office of Emergency Management,
and the College of DuPage weather office.

Featured speakers include:

Don Burgess--Director, NEXRAD Operations Support Facility--Norman, Oklahoma
Harold Brooks--Research Meteorologist, National Severe Storms Laboratory,
Norman, Oklahoma
Professor Paul Sirvatka, College of DuPage Weather Office
Gilbert Sebenste, Meteorologist, WREX-TV, Rockford, IL
Tom Mefferd, Deputy Director, DuPage County Office of Emergency Management

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Both seminars will be held at Wheaton College's Billy Graham
Center, Barrows Auditorium, 500 College Avenue in Wheaton.

Directions: Take I-88 to Naperville Road, going north. Turn right on
Roosevelt Rd., go 1 block and turn left on President's road. Go north
across the railroad tracks. At the first stop sign, turn right. You'll
see the emergency vehicles at the entrance to the auditorium, and the
adjacent parking lot.

REGISTRATION:

The Tornado Shelter Workshop on March 1 is $22.00; it includes all
handout materials, coffee, rolls and lunch.

The Advanced Weather Spotters Workshop on March 2 is $25.00, which includes
all handout materials, coffee, rolls, and lunch.

BUT WAIT...THERE'S MORE...

If your registration is postmarked by Friday, February 23, 1996 you will
receive a $5 discount per course! We will also sell Multi-County Severe
Weather Spotters armpatches and T-shirts, which will be on sale Saturday.

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Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:

Home phone:
Agency:

Put an 'X' before the course you are registering for:

  Tornado Shelter Workshop ($22--$17 before Feb. 23)
  Advanced Weather Spotter Workshop ($25--$20 before Feb. 23)

  Total Amount Enclosed:

Make checks payable and send this form, along with your payment (DuPage
County OEM is fine on the check), to:

DuPage County Office of Emergency Management
136 N. County Farm Rd.
Wheaton, IL. 60187

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Want more information? Contact DuPage County OEM: 708-682-7925
or Paul Sirvatka via email: sirvatka@weather.cod.edu


Gilbert

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