Learn to be a storm spotter

An Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist will teach people how to become storm spotters and assist the federal agency with storm weather monitoring at an upcoming CANWARN session. Geoff Coulson will lead people through what to look for when storms and severe weather comes their way with a presentation showing storm structures and cloud formations. CANWARN is program developed by Environment Canada meteorologists, and sessions are held each spring across Ontario. Members are located across the province and provide real-time observations of severe weather to Environment Canada’s Ontario Storm Prediction Centre in Toronto. The volunteers’ observations help Environment Canada’s severe weather watch and warning program, and information they provide can prompt the agency to change warnings on storms. There is no cost to take part in the session, which takes place Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in Niagara Region council chambers in Thorold. Interested people should RSVP at Geoff.coulson@canada.ca.