NWS Storm Spotter Classes Being Offered This Spring
Storm Spotters in West Tennessee are extremely valuable to the National Weather Service and to Storm Team Weather. 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 official reports 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.
| 19 Mar 2018 | 6:30 pm | Gibson Co.: Emergency Operations Center, 1246 Manufacturers Row, Trenton TN. | Gibson County | Rickey Graves, 731-855-7688 gcema@usit.net |
| 26 Mar 2018 | 6:30 pm | Dyer Co.: Milton Magee Auditorium, Dyer County Complex Bldg., 159 Everett Ave., Dyersburg, TN. | Dyer County | James Medling, 731-286-7831 |
| 27 Mar 2018 | 6:30 pm | Shelby Co.: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 6865 Poplar Pike, Memphis TN. | Shelby County | Joe Lowenthal, WA4OVO wa4ovo@gmail.com |
| 3 Apr 2018 | 6:30 pm | Tipton Co.: Emergency Operations Center, 8629 Highway 51 S, Brighton, TN. | Tipton County | Tommy Dunavant, 901-476-0222 tdunavant@tiptonco.com |
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. 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. Spotter classes are not usually held during the summer months. Additional spotter classes may not be shown in the table below when scheduled for specific groups such as law enforcement training classes. For more information, contact the National Weather Service in Memphis at sr-meg.wx@noaa.gov
