Issued by NWS Portland, ME
000 NOUS41 KGYX 220106 PNSGYX MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-220000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 805 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 WANTED: NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE VOLUNTEERS TO MEASURE PRECIPITATION A CITIZEN-DRIVEN WEATHER OBSERVATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW NETWORK, OR COCORAHS, IS SEEKING NEW VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION. 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 IN MAINE ARE SCHEDULED IN EARLY DECEMBER. ON TUESDAY DECEMBER FIRST, BETHEL LIBRARY IN BETHEL, MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON THURSDAY DECEMBER THIRD, BINGHAM TOWN HALL IN BINGHAM, MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON SATURDAY DECEMBER FIFTH, CURTIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN BRUNSWICK, MAINE, WILL HOST COCORAHS TRAINING AT 3 PM. ON MONDAY DECEMBER SEVENTH, ROCKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ROCKLAND, MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON TUESDAY DECEMBER EIGHTH, RANGELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN RANGELEY, MAINE, WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 6 PM. ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER NINTH, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAY WILL HOST A COCORAHS TRAINING AT 7 PM. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY WWW.COCORAHS.ORG $$ DAG
