21 years serving Northern Michigan
REGION – How does the Doppler radar work? Why do we still launch weather balloons? What kind of computer equipment do forecasters use? Why is the weather office for northern Michigan located near Waters? What kind of education do you need to work as a meteorologist? What do forecasters do when the weather is quiet?
These and many other questions will be answered when the National Weather Service in Gaylord hosts an open house on Sept. 17 between 9 a.m. and Noon. This event is free and everyone is welcome, including children and families.
The National Weather Station in Gaylord was officially opened in Sept., 1995. They employ 22 people and release over 730 weather balloons each year. They are located at 8800 Passenheim Rd. Gaylord.
Office tours will take place every 15 minutes and will include a comprehensive look at the local weather office, including a history of the NWS in Northern Michigan, an overview of NWS offices across the country, observing equipment, and computer forecast modeling. There will be weather balloon releases, kid’ games, and a series of display boards focusing on extreme weather events across northern Michigan. In addition, there will also be a United States Coast Guard MH65 Helicopter, which will land in the field adjacent to the NWS office.
If you have questions, please call the NWS Gaylord office at 989-731-3384 or visit their website at www.weather.gov/gaylord/apx/open_house
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Au Sable Media Group, LLC, is a veteran-owned company that owns and operates the Roscommon County Voice, Crawford County Voice, Michigan Boomers and Voice of the Au Sable.
Our focus is on the positive people and events that make Northern Michigan a great place to live, vacation, work and play.
We have been commercial printers and publishers since 2010, specializing in brochures, rack cards, magazines and other newspapers and publications. A new addition to our stable of marketing products are various promotional items such as shirts, hats, mugs, water bottles and much more.
Through our publications and website at UpNorthVoice.com, we cover the following communities: Roscommon, Houghton Lake, St. Helen, Higgins Lake, Grayling, Frederic, Gaylord, Lewiston, Johannesburg, Atlanta, Hillman, Fairview, Comins, McKinley, Mio, Rose City, West Branch, Hale, Glennie, Sand Lake, Harrisville, Tawas City, East Tawas, Oscoda, Au Sable AuGres, Standish, Omer, Sterling, Gladwin, Beaverton, Kalkaska, South Boardman, Fife Lake, Mancelona, Alden, Traverse City, and Waters.
Our staff regularly covers the following school districts: Roscommon, Houghton Lake, St. Helen, Grayling, Mio and Fairview.
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