The National Weather Service (NWS) is gearing up for its upcoming storm spotter training sessions. These spotters play a crucial role in relaying reports to the NWS, emergency officials, and local media during severe weather events. The training courses are free and open to the public. However, only individuals 18 years of age and older will be considered official spotters. The NWS emphasizes that the training takes approximately two hours and is not restricted to residents of the county where the class is being held. Topics covered during the course include thunderstorm development and features, types of thunderstorms, tornadoes and other rotations, non-tornadic severe weather (such as damaging wind, hail, and flooding), resources for spotters, spotter safety, and effective spotter reports. The Martin County session will be held at the Martin County EMA building in Loogootee, starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23.
