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To schedule a storm spotter class in your area,
please contact the Warning Coordination Meteorologist
John De Block at (205) 664-3010 ext. 223.
View 2009 Fall Spotter Schedule in a larger map
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Date / Time
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County
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Location
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October 13 |
Cherokee
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TBD
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October 15, |
Tuscaloosa
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2015 McFarland Blvd
Old Fire College (next to Bruno's) Tuscaloosa |
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October 19, |
Dallas
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3000 Earl Goodwin Pkwy
Wallace Comm College Selma |
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October 21,
7 pm |
Winston
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Alabama Power Building
2001 13th Ave. Haleyville |
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October 22,
630 pm |
Hale
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City Hall |
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October 23,
6 pm |
Walker
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Red Cross Building
1101 Viking Dr. Jasper |
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October 26,
630 pm |
Autauga
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Chamber of Commerce
131 N Court St. Prattville |
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October 29,
7 pm |
Winston
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Muncipal Building
23415 Hwy 195 Double Springs |
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November 2,
6 pm |
Clay
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County EMA Office
86838 Hwy 9 Lineville |
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November 4, |
Talladega
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County EMA Office
26715 Hwy 21 Talladega |
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November 17, |
Tuscaloosa
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Ferguson Theater |
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December 7, |
Randolph |
Rock Stand Comm Center
Just east of US 431 on CR 65 Rock Stand |
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Classes are around 1.5 hours long unless otherwise indicated.
TBD means 'to be determined'. All times are Central unless otherwise noted. |
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SKYWARN Facts
SKYWARN is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer weather spotters. Storm spotters come from many walks of life, including fire fighters, law enforcement, and amateur radio operators. SKYWARN spotters coordinate with local emergency management officials and send reports of weather based phenomena to the NWS.
In addition to serving as a community's first line of defense against dangerous storms, spotters provide important information to warning forecasters who make critical warning decisions. SKYWARN storm spotters play a critical role of giving the NWS vital ground truth data, which helps the NWS perform its primary mission, to save lives and property.
Registration will be conducted prior to the beginning of each class. Spotter classes are not usually held during the summer months. Additional spotter classes may not be shown in the table above when scheduled for specific groups such as law enforcement training classes.
Spotter Information
- Spotter's Field Guides* Basic ~500K
- Storm Spotter's Guide from NWS Norman OK
- Storm Spotter's Guide from Univ of IL Urbana-Champaign
- Glossary of Severe Weather Terms
- NWS SKYWARN
- National SKYWARN Page
- BASIC STORM SPOTTER PRESENTATION (~10MB)
*In Adobe PDF format, a free download.
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