RAC Presents CANWARN Spring Training 2021: May 26

Canadian Weather Amateur Radio Network (CANWARN)




** RAC Presents CANWARN Spring Training Session: May 26
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** https://www.rac.ca/rac-presents-canw...ession-may-26/
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Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), the national association for Amateur Rad
io in Canada, is pleased to announce that we have now partnered with the
Ontario Storm Prediction Centre Team (OSPC) to provide CANWARN Training t
his spring.

This will be a one-time session for this season, offered through the Zoo
m online meeting platform.

Date: Wednesday, May 26

Time: 7 pm EDT

CANWARN (CANadian Weather Amateur Radio Network) (https://www.canada.ca/en
/environment-climate-change/services/report-severe-weather/canadian-amateu
r-radio-network-spotting.html) is a network of volunteer Amateur Radio op
erators who observe and report both winter and summer severe weather condi
tions.

Topics covered in the training session will include the basics of thunders
torm formation, the types of damage severe thunderstorms can produce and
what to look for in the sky. Winter severe weather will be touched on as
well.

The training also provides ways that storm reports can be provided to the
OSPC and a number of safety tips to keep storm spotters safe.

Registration: To register for the training session please visit the RAC CA
NWARN webpage at:

https://www.rac.ca/emergency-services/canwarn/

Additional information about CANWARN:

Severe storms can occur at any time of the year. Spring and summer thunde
rstorms can flare up suddenly and race along at speeds in excess of 80 km/
h. Large hail, damaging winds, flash floods and tornadoes are all link
ed to severe thunderstorms. Large-scale fall and winter storms can deliver
significant impacts over a broad area. Heavy snow, freezing rain, rai
n and strong winds can occur with these storms.

CANWARN volunteers are trained to look for clues in the sky as to which sp
ring and summer storms may produce damaging weather. They can also report
information like hail size and any damage that has resulted from the pass
age of a storm.

For fall and winter storms, CANWARN volunteers can report things like oc
currences of freezing precipitation and snowfall amounts. These volunteers
come from all walks of life: Amateur Radio operators, first responders
, government employees and members of the general public with an interes
t in providing a service to others.

Reports are passed on via Amateur Radio to a net controller at the Environ
ment Canada Weather Centre in Toronto. This information is then passed dir
ectly to the forecasters for incorporation into the forecast.

In Ontario, their reports are sent to the Ontario Storm Prediction Centr
e (OSPC) in Toronto through social media and/or a special email address. T
hese timely reports can help the forecasters better understand the nature
of a given storm and help to tailor the messages they send to the public
about them.

For more information on the program, please visit the RAC CANWARN webpag
e at:

https://www.rac.ca/emergency-services/canwarn/

Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
RAC Community Services Officer

Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director

www.rac.ca (http://www.rac.ca/)
720 Belfast Road, #217
Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5
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