Their training also covers what not to report. Yet they always seemed to have the time to get away before the storm hit, due in part to the vital service provided by Skywarn spotters, who also provide information on rainfall, possible flooding, lightning, wind conditions and flying debris and hail if it’s larger than a quarter or photographs. “Thunderstorms and severe storms were always nerve-wracking for me.” “I thought it was really good,” said Steve, who grew up in a mobile home and experienced the fear of a tornado sweeping his home away as a child. “It was really informative,” said Caden, who was accompanied by his father, Steve Meyer, who admitted he attended the program in support of his son but also found the program very interesting. GINA JOSEPH – THE MACOMB DAILYĪs Skywarn presenters tell their volunteers - there can be no finer reward than to know that your efforts have given your family and neighbors the precious gift of time, minutes that can help save lives. Caden, 13, has been waiting several years to take the NWS training required to become a Skywarn weather spotter. Skywarn weather spotters, Steve Meyer, left, and and his son, Caden. That’s one of the reasons people become Skywarn weather spotters. The tornado dissipated but things could have gone the other way. Thanks to the spotter Lee was able to dispatch a tornado warning. “We got a call from a spotter saying it was headed right for Albany,” Lee said, and to make matters worse it was rush hour and Interstate 90 was also in its path. “It saves lives,” said Paul Reinhardt, a radio operator for Macomb County Emergency Management.
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Graduates of the program learn everything from the basics of thunderstorm development to identifying potential severe weather features and how to accurately report weather conditions.Īccording to the NWS, since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by Skywarn spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled the NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods. In order to obtain critical weather information, the NWS established Skywarn, a volunteer program with nearly 400,000 nationwide volunteers who have been trained to keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather conditions. “That’s what got me started,” said Caden, who was among the volunteers in attendance for Tuesday’s Skywarn program at the Macomb Intermediate School District created by the National Weather Service and offered through partner organizations like Macomb County Emergency Management.Įvery year thunderstorms, tornadoes and lightning cause hundreds of injuries and deaths and billions in property and crop damages. Ever since a teacher demonstrated the basics of a tornado using water in a plastic pop bottle he’s been fascinated by the weather. It now regularly draws visitors from around the country and the world, and has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records and the Library of Congress.Most kids shy away from thunderstorms but not Caden Meyer of Shelby Township. It is held every July at the Teichman farm on Eureka Road in Pipestone Township. Joseph-Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium, The “Pit Spit,” as it is known informally, began modestly in 1974 as a neighborhood gathering. Widely known for the International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship, others knew Teichman because of his many years of service as a volunteer weather observer for the National Weather Service.Īccording to a report in the St. The nine-member commission was established by growers in 2014 to improve the economic position and competitiveness of the Michigan tree fruit industry. Rick Snyder appointed Bill Teichman to the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission. Monica and her husband, Bill Teichman, took over ownership of Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm with her husband, Bill from Bill’s parents Herb and Liz Teichman. Herb’s daughter-in-law, Monica Teichman, also from Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire tabbed in 2017 to be the first female president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society.
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