Readiness, regardless of the setting, was an underlying theme for the National Weather Service’s annual storm spotter training session in Emporia on Tuesday.
Weather Service meteorologist Chad Omitt says preparedness should be a given during severe weather season.
Audio PlayerLyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell says training sessions like Tuesday’s give a unique look into why preparedness is important.
Audio PlayerAbout 30 people attended the session, with about half of them attending their first session.
The Weather Service has a training session in Council Grove on Wednesday, meeting at the County Courthouse at 7 pm. Chase County’s training session is at 6:30 pm Thursday at Swope Park Community Center in Cottonwood Falls.
Whenever severe weather is underway areawide, KVOE will have live on-air updates across our airwaves as well as online updates through KVOE.com and social media alerts through Facebook, Instagram and X. Again this year, our coverage will be enhanced with information from the volunteer KVOE Storm Team spotter network.
