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Mark your calendars for our 2017 Weather Spotter Training that is set for Thursday, April 6th, at 6:30pm in the Highmore Fire Hall.

NWS Spotter Training classes are free and typically run a couple of hours.

You'll learn:
Basics of thunderstorm development
Fundamentals of storm structure
Identifying potential severe weather features
Information to report
How to report information
Basic severe weather safety

Nationally, there are between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters since the 1970s. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.

Weather spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, with main focus being severe local storms. In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These events threatened lives and property. The information provided by weather spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled the NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.

Storm spotters are part of the ranks of citizens who form the Nation's first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that their efforts have given communities the precious gift of time--seconds and minutes that can help save lives.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Brent