Free Weather Spotter training offered by the National Weather Service

INDIANA – The National Weather Service (NWS) offers free weather spotter training seminars across the region to educate the public on identifying and reporting severe weather. These two-hour sessions will teach participants how to interpret cloud formations and radar images associated with hazardous weather conditions.

A virtual seminar is scheduled for tomorrow, February 11th, at 6:00 p.m. Registration is required for the online event to receive the login link.

The first in-person training in the surrounding area will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26th, at the Jennings County Public Library on North State Road 3.

Additional area trainings are scheduled for:

  • 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6th, in Greensburg
  • 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13th, in Jackson County

Trainings are also being planned for Brown, Johnson, and Shelby Counties this spring.

The training is free and open to anyone, regardless of where they live. Registration is generally not required for the in-person seminars. For more information and to register for the virtual workshop, visit: https://www.weather.gov/ind/spotter_talks