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05-05-2025
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Mercyhurst University students take a bow at mini play festival
A popular semi-annual event concluded on Sunday at Mercyhurst University. The Student-Directed Ten-Minute Play Festival took place at the Taylor Little Theater on campus, featuring five short plays completely organized and performed by students. Mercyhurst University president named among Top Women Leaders of PA Plays ranged from comedies to dramas and were completely free to the public. Students said they were happy to share emerging voices and creative vision, even with finals just around the corner. Meteorologist Tom Atkins hosts bi-annual spring SKYWARN class 'It's not really work for us, so in our free time, me personally, I just go back and forth to the script, and then coming here after a long day, it's just refreshing to come, and the actors are excited as well. It's a working relationship, and as soon as you get the ball rolling, you forget that it's even work,' said Mike Harper, one of the play's directors. The students rehearsed for the last several months to bring the show to life for the festival. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-05-2025
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Meteorologist Tom Atkins hosts bi-annual spring SKYWARN class
Part two of a bi-annual class returned to the Blasco Library on Saturday. Dozens of weather enthusiasts came to participate in SKYWARN and learn about spring weather. Bicentennial Tower goes lights out as bird migration passes through region SKYWARN is a storm spotter program that holds training events for those interested in becoming spotters themselves. Spotters are pivotal to keeping people informed about weather events in Erie. Local organization hosts 'Cupcake Wars' fundraiser for Mental Health Awareness Month 'Because we don't have radar in erie, our radar is coming from Cleveland, so it's kind of hitting up here when weather is happening down here, so if we train people to spot weather and report it to Cleveland, Cleveland can issue warnings,' said Rachel Stevenson, a librarian at the Blasco Libarary. Saturday's class was hosted by JET 24/FOX 66's very own meteorologist, Tom Atkins. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-04-2025
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NWS and Warrick County EMA hold storm spotter training as severe weather threat looms
WARRICK CO, Ind. (WEHT) — As the risk for severe weather ramps up again for the Tri-State, the National Weather Service and Warrick County EMA held a special course to teach people how to be become 'SKYWARN Storm Spotters.' Over 100 people came Tuesday night to the Ohio Township Trustee Events Center in Warrick County to learn about tornadoes, clouds, and how to spot severe weather. 'I've been doing this for the past 25 years, and this is probably one of the biggest crowds we have had in quite some time,' says Christine Welgos, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service. People of all ages came to the training, including Samantha Minor. She came with her older brother, Zach Coplea, and says he inspired her to become a weather spotter. 'He went out in the rain and wind to check on the windspeed,' she says. Coplea is already trained and says it helps the National Weather Service have more eyes and ears on the ground and sometimes issue warnings. 'Knowing what is in their local area when they roll through. It is important to have people who are knowledgeable about that,' Coplea says. 'I think that it is good to have more people out there,' says Corey Respondek, who also came to the training. Respondek came to become a trained weather spotter. He says a lot has changed over the years, and knowing what to look out for gives people more time to prepare and get to safety. 'They used to look at the radar… and warn the whole county. Now, what really interests me is the live movement. You can take and give people information and help them prepare,' says Respondek. More information about how to become a SKYWARN storm spotter can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
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Jet 24 meteorologists host informative SKYWARN event
A bi-annual event returned Saturday afternoon to the Blasco Memorial Library. Nearly 100 people showed up to participate in SKYWARN to better educate themselves on spring weather in the area. Harsh winter wreaks havoc on vehicles with potholes, ice damage SKYWARN is a storm spotter program that holds training events for those interested in becoming spotters themselves. The class, hosted by our very own meteorologists Tom Atkins and Craig Flint, was open to the public. Erie falls to second place in snowiest city race 'Yeah, it's a training event, but you don't have to train to be a spotter if you don't want to. You can just come and listen to and hear about the crazy weather that erie has. We all know that we live here and you never know from one day to the next what's going to happen,' said Rachel Stevenson, programming librarian at the Blasco Library. The next SKYWARN class will be held in the fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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08-03-2025
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Severe Storms Presentation/Training This Afternoon in Erie
If you're interested in Spring or Summer Storms, feel free to join us at the Blasco Library this afternoon. Folks of all ages have enjoyed the presentation and everyone is welcome. SKYWARN is a training class developed by the National Weather Service to help local citizens spot severe weather so they can relay their reports back to the Weather Service during storm events in our area in order that the Weather Service can get a better picture of what's happening on the ground. here. That allows them to issue more accurate warnings for us in NW PA. But you don't have to sign up to be a spotter. You can just come to learn more about severe weather and see a very colorful and educational program. We're also going to talk some about the weather caused by the hurricanes from last year that hit the U.S. So we've got even more items and new material packed into the show. As it says,- free and open to the public with plenty of time for questions and interaction. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
