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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
444 AM EST WED MAR 2 2010
WANTED: NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE VOLUNTEERS TO MEASURE PRECIPITATION
A CITIZEN-DRIVEN WEATHER OBSERVATION PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED LAST
SUMMER KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW
NETWORK, OR COCORAHS. RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO BECOME AMATEUR
OBSERVERS FOR THE GROUP BY MEASURING AND REPORTING RAINFALL, HAIL,
AND SNOW DATA IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS. THIS UNIQUE, NONPROFIT,
COMMUNITY-BASED NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS WORKS TOGETHER TO ADVANCE THE
UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL WEATHER AND ITS IMPACTS.
THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE USED BY NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO
HELP IMPROVE AND VERIFY THE ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF WARNINGS AND
FORECASTS. THE NETWORK IS SUPPORTED BY NOAA AND OTHER LOCAL, STATE,
FEDERAL, ACADEMIC, AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. SEVERAL TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS SPRING. SPECIFIC TRAINING
SESSION LOCATIONS AND DATES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY
WWW.COCORAHS.ORG
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