This is from Tuscaloosa EMA….
STORM SPOTTER CLASS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25
(TUSCALOOSA) – The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service – Birmingham will hold their bi-annual Storm Spotter Training Class at Hillcrest High School, 300 Patriot Parkway, Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Thursday, September 25th at 6:15 P.M.
While many spotters are amateur radio operators; there is no requirement to hold a Ham Radio License to be a spotter. Current spotters holding National Weather Service certificates must take annual storm spotter training to remain on the weathers service’s active list.
The training will be conducted by a National Weather Service meteorologist. The class last approximately two hours and covers the following topics:
· Basics of thunderstorm development
· Fundamentals of storm structure
· Identifying potential severe weather features
· Information to report
· How to report information
· Basic severe weather safety
The training is free of charge and is open to the general public. No advance registration is required to attend.
