There will be a class offered this evening in Grinnell on how to be a storm spotter.
The National Weather Service wants Iowans to start thinking about severe weather in the spring and summer. Each year meteorologists travel the state to provide training courses for people who want to be storm spotters. Meteorologist John Hinsberger says all the technology they have available doesn't replace a person watching severe weather at the source.
Hinsberger says spotters will be shown plenty of examples of severe weather situations during the class.
Hinsberger says there won't be a test to take at the end of the nearly two-hour session, but people will come away with a better understanding about severe weather. He says they can never have enough spotters to help out, especially in the state's non-urban areas.
More than 50 spotter training courses are planned statewide over the next several weeks…including tonight at seven in the Old Glove Factory. For a link to more information, click on the link below.
The National Weather Service wants Iowans to start thinking about severe weather in the spring and summer. Each year meteorologists travel the state to provide training courses for people who want to be storm spotters. Meteorologist John Hinsberger says all the technology they have available doesn't replace a person watching severe weather at the source.
Hinsberger says spotters will be shown plenty of examples of severe weather situations during the class.
Hinsberger says there won't be a test to take at the end of the nearly two-hour session, but people will come away with a better understanding about severe weather. He says they can never have enough spotters to help out, especially in the state's non-urban areas.
More than 50 spotter training courses are planned statewide over the next several weeks…including tonight at seven in the Old Glove Factory. For a link to more information, click on the link below.
