Spotter Training Information
On Monday, May 17th, Mike Petrucelli from the National Weather Service
(NWS) office in Medford will present a summer weather spotter training class at the Medford Library Large Room from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The library is located at 205 South Central Avenue in downtown Medford.
A variety of topics will be covered including: an explanation of the summer storms affecting the area, weather safety tips, how to measure precipitation using a rain gage, and how and when a weather spotter reports to the NWS. There is no cost for this training. All attendees who need a rain gage will receive a free one.
All members of the general public are invited to attend and the NWS will be recruiting new weather spotters. If you have questions about this volunteer program, please contact Ryan Sandler at (541) 776-4303 or
email ryan.sandler@noaa.gov.
This page updated: 03 Oct 2010
