Learn How To Predict Storms With Help From Roswell Park

Roswell Park Offering Exclusive Weather Training To Riders

The annual Ride For Roswell is coming up and it's never too early to prepare for inclement weather.  That's why Roswell is offering an exciting new training seminar to prepare riders for whatever Mother Nature may throw at them. 

Ride For Roswell and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) are teaming up to provide volunteers with SKYWARN training on Thursday May 13th.  SKYWARN training teaches volunteers how to spot storms, predict upcoming weather and how to react in a weather related emergency.   

The SKYWARN program is sponsored by the National Weather Service and is aimed at raising awareness and saving lives during harsh weather situations.  The idea is to create a network of trained "weather spotters" across the country.

"The most important tool for observing storms is the trained eye of the storm spotter," the National Weather Service said.  "Storm spotters are, and always will be, an indispensible part of the severe local warning program."

The training is open to the public. Roswell is encouraging all Route Guides and Riding Marshalls to attend as well as all other participants who are interested. There are only 100 spots available and reservations must be made. 

Event details are as follows:

Time: May 13, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Erie County Training Academy
Street: 3359 Broadway Avenue
City/Town: Cheektowaga, NY 14227

This year's Ride For Roswell will take place Saturday June 26, starting on the north campus of the University at Buffalo. Here is a map of one of the more popular routes on the ride:

The Ride For Roswell starts and finishes at the University's Baird Point, an outdoor Greek-style amphitheater located on the southern shore of the campus' Lake LaSalle. 

For more information visit any of the following sites:

Ride For Roswell

Roswell Park

Ride For Roswell Facebook