Weather service offering training for storm spotters

The National Weather Service will be hosting free weather spotter training at several area seminars.

The trainings last about two hours and you will learn how to interpret cloud structures and radar images associated with severe weather.

A virtual seminar will be held at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 11th, and you will need to register to attend that one to receive the link to log in.

The first seminar in our surrounding area will start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26th at the Jennings County Public Library on North State Road 3..

Other upcoming area trainings include at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 6th in Greensburg and at 6 p.m. in the evening on Thursday, March 13th in Jackson County.

There will also be trainings to be scheduled this spring in Brown, Johnson and Shelby Counties.

The training is free and you do not have to attend the training in the community where you live. Registration is generally not required. You can find more information here: https://www.weather.gov/ind/spotter_talks