Weather Spotter Training Scheduled for Feb. 5

The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency is teaming up with the Marshall County SKYWARN group and the National Weather Service to present the annual Weather Observer and Outreach Talk program.

This weather spotter course will be presented in a webinar setting and conference call.

The training will include the basics of thunderstorm development, fundamentals of storm structure, identifying potential severe weather features, what information is needed to make a report, how to report information, and basic severe weather safety.

The training is free and will be held on Tuesday, February 5 at 6:30 p.m. ET in the Marshall County Building in Room 203.

For more information, call Clyde Avery, director of the Marshall County Emergency Management Group, at (574) 936-3740.