Spotter Training Schedule
Storm Spotters in West Tennessee are extremely valuable to the National Weather Service and the VIPIR 7 Storm Team. Being a Storm Spotter includes observing the weather as it happens and reporting severe weather or winter weather to the National Weather Service. By completing a short training course, you will be certified to send offical reports like these to the National Weather Service. We will then relay your reports directly to the public on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News, our social media pages, and our smartphone app.
The classes are free, open to the public, and will last approximately two hours featuring slides, videos, and a quiz. Only one class is required for certification. There are no prerequisites for the course and the class materials will be provided.
Here are the locations currently scheduled for holding classes in the near future:
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | POINT OF CONTACT |
| 09/10/2015 | 6:30pm | Tishomingo Co.: County Courthouse EOC Room, 1008 Battleground Dr., Iuka, MS | Payton Berklite, 662-423-7028 tishomingo.ema@aol.com |
| 09/17/2015 | 6:30pm | Prentiss Co.: NE Mississippi College, Waller Hall, Cunningham Blvd., Boonville, MS | Ralph Lauderdale, 662-728-4610 rlpcema@tsixroads.com |
| 09/21/2015 | 6:30pm | Greene Co.: Lafe Fire Department, 23 Main St., Lafe, AR | Brian Tritch, 870-565-7614 weatherbrian@gmail.com |
| 09/22/2015 | 6:30pm | Carroll Co.: Carroll County Office Complex Conference Room, 625 High St., Huntingdon, TN | Janice Newman, 731-986-1912 jnewman@carroll.tn.org |
| 09/29/2015 | 6:30pm | Pontotoc Co.: TBD | Rickey Jaggers, 662-509-8585 |
| 10/05/2015 | 6:30pm | Crittenden Co.: Crittenden Rgl. Hospital, Schoettle Center Atrium, 200 W Tyler Ave., West Memphis, AR | Bud Spears, (870)739-3534 BSpears@crittco.com |
| 10/06/2015 | 6:30pm | DeSoto Co.: Emergency Management Building, 829 Old Hwy 51N, Nesbit, MS | Chris Olson, 662-469-8017 COlson@desotocountyms.gov |
| 10/15/2015 | 6:30pm | Dyer Co.: TBD | James Medling |
| 10/19/2015 | 6:30pm | Clay Co.: Rector Community Center, 704 E. 9th St., Rector, AR | Alan Vaughn, 870-598-5365 clayoem@centurytel.net |
| 10/20/2015 | 6:30pm | Phillips Co.: Phillips County College Auditorium, 1000 Campus Dr., Helena-West Helena, AR | Michael Burchett, 870-338-5530 pcoem@sbcglobal.net |
| 10/22/2015 | 6:30pm | Madison Co.: Jackson State Community College, Room TBD | Marty Clements, 731-427-1271 |
| 10/26/2015 | 6:30pm | Fayette Co.: Fair Theatre, 112 E. Market St., Somerville, TN | Bobby Martin, (901) 465-5239 bmartin@fayettetn.us |
Please check back with us here and at www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/ for updates to this schedule as dates, times and locations of spotter training classes are subject to change. For more information, contact the National Weather Service in Memphis at sr-meg.wx@noaa.gov
