State-wide Skywarn Class: Hams team-up with Department of Health

By Joshua Carroll, N5JLC - Arkansas Section Asst Public Information Coordinator

Several clubs around Arkansas have teamed together with the Arkansas Department of Health, the National Weather Service, the Arkansas Hospital Association, several media outlets, and numerous hospitals to present a state-wide Skywarn Weather Spotter's class. The class will occur on November 2 at 6 pm and will be broadcasted from the Arkansas Department of Health in Little Rock over thier video-teleconference network to hospitals all over the state.

Most Skywarn Weather Spotters are Ham radio operators, but that is not a requirement for the program; one must only have access to a reliable form of communications.