The National Weather Service Skywarn Spotter Program will hold a free training for individuals interested in becoming weather spotters April 29 at 7 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on Western Connecticut State University’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury.
The free workshop will provide instruction about how to observe and report specific types of clouds that form before severe weather such as hail, high winds or a tornado develops. Safety tips will be provided to prepare for and respond to flash floods, severe thunderstorms and lightning.
The two-and-a-half hour class is open to the public, emergency managers, first responders, amateur radio operators, teachers, and students at the 8th-grade level and above.
Attendees will receive a Spotter ID Card upon completion of the class. For more information, visit www.weather.gov/okx/SkywarnTraining, send an email to lessorg@wcsu.edu or call (203) 837-8552.