National Weather Service Outdoor Event Weather Watcher Exercise - Oak Forest, IL

Date: 
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 9:00am to 12:00pm

National Weather Service Outdoor Event Weather Watcher Exercise

 
RESERVE MY SEAT
 

 

Where: CCEOC, 15900 S. Cicero Oak Forest, IL 60452

Presenters: National Weather Service

Objectives: 

  • Encourage designation of a weather watcher.
  • Identify the NWS products and services that are available before and during special events.
  • Supplement special event incident commander’s interpretation skills of NWS products.
  • Attendees will learn how to determine special event shelter/evacuation times.
  • Provide attendees with an established process for monitoring weather conditions.
  • Share prompt and actionable messages, to include stakeholders.
  • Provide public awareness information.Management of overall information flow among players/participants/jurisdictions.
  • Mobilize all critical resources and establish command, control, and coordination structures.

For more information, contact: Derick Eshelman, 708-982- 0447 derick.eshelman@cookcountyil.gov