National Weather Service offering SKYWARN training sessions in TX for severe weather preparedness

ByThe National Weather Service Houston/Galveston is offering SKYWARN spotter training classes across Southeast Texas to help prepare for severe weather.to help those across Southeast Texas become more educated and prepared for severe weather.After attending one of these classes, you will become a registered storm spotter with the National Weather Service and know how to protect your community during weather emergencies.

Attendees will also learn what to report and how to report those observations to the NWS and broadcast media. Topics discussed in these sessions include severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flash floods. Anyone can become a certified SKYWARN storm spotter through this NWS program. Each class is free and open to the public and will last about two hours. Each class is the same, so you only have to attend one.

While one class has already passed, here is the remaining NWS Houston/Galveston storm spotter training schedule, including six in-person sessions and two virtual. One of the virtual sessions will also be in Spanish.Thursday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. - Friendswood Library Wednesday, March 20 at 6 p.m. - Brazos Center Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. - Lonestar Convention Center

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