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Published Thursday, September 25, 2008 in Local
Open house Oct. 1-2 at National Weather Service in Peachtree City
The National Weather Service will be holding a fun and informative open house event for the public Wednesday, Oct. 1, and Thursday, Oct. 2, from 4:30-8 p.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour both the National Weather Service Forecast Office and the Southeast River Forecast Center in Peachtree City.
Event activities will include meeting meteorologists and hydrologists, discovering tools used in making weather and river forecasts, learning how tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings are created and issued, creating a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio broadcast, experiencing a tornado generator, witnessing the launching of an upper air balloon and much more. Experts will be on hand to answer questions about forecasts and warnings, the drought situation, the hurricane outlook and the upcoming winter season.
Interested participants may also register to be a CoCoRaHS Spotter, or member of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. These volunteer observers help meteorologists, researchers and the media study the variability of precipitation across Georgia by measuring how much rain, hail or snow is found in backyards or schoolyards.
Parking and attendance for the two-day open house is free. Those wishing to witness the balloon launch should arrive no later than 6:45 pm. A full tour should take about 45 minutes.
The National Weather Service is located at 4 Falcon Drive in Peachtree City. For more information, contact Barry Gooden at 770-486-1133, ext. 223, or visit www.weather.gov/Atlanta.
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