Lubbock Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Participates in the Kent County Health and Safety Fair on October 18, 2005

WFO Lubbock Warning Coordination Meteorologist Brian LaMarre (left) and General Forecaster Shawn Ellis (right) interact with children at the Kent County Health and Safety Fair in Jayton, TX on October 18, 2005. The outreach effort was a success in educating children from nearby elementary, middle and high schools on the hazards of adverse weather conditions. Given the extremely active 2005 severe weather season across the area, numerous questions were answered on lightning, tornado, and hail safety. Approximately 450 attended the event with representation from various health and safety organizations across West Texas. (Photograph by Marsha Black, WFO Lubbock Administrative Support Assistant).

WFO Lubbock General Forecaster Shawn Ellis teaches a group of children about the dangers of lightning and how to seek shelter and be safe during adverse weather conditions. (Photograph by Marsha Black, WFO Lubbock Administrative Support Assistant).