Meet Luke Dockery: Towns County’s youngest weatherman
Featured Stories December 19, 2019
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Luke Dockery, a Towns County homeschool student, enjoys weather forecasting, and his passion for the useful hobby is noteworthy. The 15-year-old amateur meteorologist maintains a devout presence on social media, informing the public of weather-related events on a dedicated basis. Whether there be rain, freezing temperatures, or winter precipitation in-store, the jovial teen is always in the know.
“I became interested in the weather back in 2013,” Dockery told FYN. “My dad had a weather radio, and bad weather was moving through. I was so amused by how they worked and alerted. After all the bad weather moved through, I looked them up on how they work and it was so interesting. I decided to start getting some, and I got my first one on Christmas 2015. I was so happy. I got more interested in the weather so I started buying more and collecting them. My collection grew as the years passed.”
Dockery owns and operates an impressive collection of NOAA weather radios, 33 in total.
Dockery became an official National Weather Service (NWS) storm spotter on Oct. 18 following the completion of a SKYWARN training course held at the E-911 center in Young Harris.
The SKYWARN class was designed to prepare participants to identify and report severe weather events, alerting the NWS of meteorological ground conditions and resulting damage to the area. Students, which consisted of citizens and first responders, were provided information on how to determine and monitor the structure of approaching storms, and what to report to the NWS in the event of severe weather.
Each Wednesday at 11:30 am, Dockery conducts the required weekly tests on his vast collection of NOAA weather radios. The 10th-grade homeschooler shares his meteorological knowledge on multiple social media pages including his own, Georgia and Western North Carolina Weather Updates.
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I love weather .i stay in with the weather news all the time .they use to call me Lorelei weather eye at work ,for I kept up with the winter and when we had bad storm warning .I hope this young man furthers his education in college ,so we can watch him in the future on Tv .good luck young man .