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Spotter Training and Other Information

Severe Weather Spotters are a vital link in the timely and accurate flow of weather information into and out of weather forecast offices.  On this page, you can find training presentations and downloadable training guides.  Additionally, if you need to change your spotter address or phone number, or just have a SKYWARN/spotting question, drop us a line at DMX.Spotter@noaa.gov  and we'll take care of your request as soon as possible. Note:  This email address is not for sending severe weather reports, but instead is for administrative tasks.  For severe weather reporting via the internet, please see the Submit Report link to the left.

Online training can be found by clicking here.

2010 Spotter Training

2010 spotter training classes are listed below.   The spotter schedule is updated frequently so check back if your county has not been scheduled.   If your county is not having a class this spring,  you may attend a class in a nearby county.  We hope to see you this spring!

Each year, NWS meteorologists travel to nearly all of the 51 counties we serve to provide a full spectrum of introductory to advanced spotter training information in a single multi-media presentation lasting up to two hours. These training sessions are generally hosted by the Emergency Manager of each county.

For a Google Calendar version of our schedule, please click here. 

For a RSS feed of the spotter training schedule, please click here.


February, 2010 - Upcoming
Day City, State Time Location
17 Menlo, IA
(Guthrie-Adair County) 		7:00pm CST Menlo Community Center - on Main Street
18 Boone, IA
(Boone County) 		7:00pm CST Boone County Hospital 4th floor conference room
23 Des Moines, IA
(Polk County) 		7:00pm CST Amateur Radio Talk and Public Welcome. Recital Hall on the 3rd Floor Plymouth Congregational Church, 42nd and Ingersoll
23 Readlyn, IA
(Bremer County) 		7:00pm CST Readlyn Fire Station
24 Wellsburg, IA
(Grundy County) 		7:00pm CST Wellsburg Fire Station

March, 2010 - Upcoming
Day City, State Time Location
01 Corning, IA
(Adams County) 		6:30pm CST Fire station in Corning
01 Fort Dodge, IA
(Webster County) 		7:00pm CST Iowa Central Community College, Career Education Building, Rooms 108 & 110
02 Eldon, IA
(Wapello County) 		6:00pm CST Eldon Fire Station
02 Waterloo, IA
(Black Hawk County) 		6:30pm CDT Tama Hall, Hawkeye Community College
03 Weldon, IA
(Decatur County) 		6:30pm CST Weldon Community Center, Weldon, Iowa
03 Mason City, IA
(Cerro Gordo County) 		6:30pm CST Location TBA
04 Ames, IA
(Story County) 		7:00pm CST Story Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) Talk, Public Welcome. 4-H building (ISU campus) on the southwest corner of 13th Street and Stange Road
04 Winterset, IA
(Madison County) 		7:00pm CST Middle School Auditorium 110 W Washington Winterset, IA
08 Grinnell, IA
(Poweshiek County) 		7:00pm CDT Old Glove Factory 733 Broad
09 Indianola, IA
(Warren County) 		7:00pm CDT 2204 West 2nd Ave - West side of Indianola - Hwy 92
09 Knoxville, IA
(Marion County) 		7:00pm CDT Sprint Car Hall of Fame Hwy 14
10 Hampton, IA
(Franklin County) 		6:30pm CDT Hampton Fire Department
10 Atlantic, IA
(Cass County) 		7:00pm CDT Cass County Courthouse
10 Mount Ayr, IA
(Ringgold County) 		7:00pm CDT Courthouse
11 Sac City, IA
(Sac County) 		7:00pm CDT Vet Hospital west of Sac City on HWY 20
11 Chariton, IA
(Lucas County) 		7:00pm CDT Pin Oak Lodge, south of Chariton
11 Pocahontas, IA
(Pocahontas County) 		7:00pm CDT Assembly room at the Courthouse
15 Bedford, IA
(Taylor County) 		7:00pm CDT Bedford High School
15 Halbur, IA
(Carroll County) 		7:00pm CDT Fire station
16 Humboldt, IA
(Humboldt County) 		6:30pm CDT At the Ox-Bow, west of Humboldt on Highway 3 near the Des Moines River
16 Bloomfield, IA
(Davis County) 		7:00pm CDT Bloomfield Fire Station
17 Story City, IA
(Story County) 		7:00pm CDT At the Story City Fire station
17 Audbubon, IA
(Audubon County) 		7:00pm CDT At the Courthouse
18 Greene, IA
(Butler County) 		6:30pm CDT Greene Fire Station
18 Albia, IA
(Monroe County) 		7:00pm CDT Albia Fire Station
22 Lone Rock, IA
(Kossuth County) 		7:00pm CDT Lone Rock Legion Hall
23 Creston, IA
(Union County) 		6:30pm CDT At Southwest Community College
23 Ames, IA
(Story County) 		7:00pm CDT Advanced spotter training for ISU Met students. Public is welcome to attend. Free of charge.
24 Hanlontown, IA
(Worth County) 		7:00pm CDT Fire Station
24 Denison, IA
(Crawford County) 		7:00pm CDT Denison Fire Station
25 Corydon, IA
(Wayne County) 		7:00pm CDT At the Walton Park Clubhouse (Golf Course)
29 Osceola, IA
(Clarke County) 		6:30pm CDT Clarke Co Electric - Meeting room
30 Newton, IA
(Jasper County) 		7:00pm CDT Location TBA
30 Centerville, IA
(Appanoose County) 		7:00pm CDT Centerville City Hall
31 Grand Junction, IA
(Greene County) 		7:00pm CDT Grand Junction Community Room
31 Adel, IA
(Dallas County) 		7:00pm CDT Dallas Co Care Facility 2 miles north of Adel

April, 2010 - Upcoming
Day City, State Time Location
01 Emmetsburg, IA
(Palo Alto County) 		6:30pm CDT Iowa Lakes Comm College (ILCC) Rm 817
01 Belmond, IA
(Wright County) 		6:30pm CDT Belmond Fire Station
06 Marshalltown, IA
(Marshall County) 		7:00pm CDT DeJardin Hall- Iowa Valley Continuing Education
06 Saylorville, IA
(Polk County) 		7:00pm CDT Saylorville Township Fire Station
08 TBA, IA
(Winnebago/Hancock Counties County) 		7:00pm CDT TBA. Probable location is in Forest City
08 Etherville, IA
(Emmet County) 		7:00pm CDT Iowa Lakes Community College
13 Ottumwa, IA
(Wapello County) 		6:00pm CDT Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
14 Oskaloosa, IA
(Mahaska County) 		7:00pm CDT Location TBA
15 Eddyville, IA
(Wapello County) 		6:00pm CDT Location TBA
15 TBA, IA
(Hardin County) 		7:00pm CDT Location TBA

 

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