National Weather Service Nashville Spotter Classes

2013 SKYWARN™ Spotter Training Classes for Middle Tennessee

Date	Time	County	Location
Thursday March 7	6:00 PM	Macon	Macon County Junior High School Auditorium 1003 Tennessee 52 Scenic Lafayette, TN
Saturday March 9	2:00 PM	Rutherford	La Vergne City Hall 5093 Murfreesboro Road La Vergne, TN
Monday March 11	6:00 PM	Davidson	Adventure Science Center 800 Fort Negley Blvd Nashville, TN
Thursday March 21	6:00 PM	Montgomery	Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency 130 South First Street Clarksville, TN
Saturday March 23 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED	10:00 AM	Calloway	KENTENN SEVERE WEATHER WORKSHOP Murray State University 102 Curris Center Murray, KY
Tuesday March 26	6:00 PM	Coffee	Coffee County Rescue Squad 2270 Murfreesboro Highway Manchester, TN
Thursday March 28	7:00 PM	Robertson	Senior Citizen Center 601 Locust Street Springfield, TN
Tuesday April 2	6:30 PM	Davidson	South Police Precinct 5101 Harding Place Nashville, TN
Tuesday April 9	6:00 PM	Davidson	Red Cross Auditorium 2201 Charlotte Ave Nashville TN
Thursday April 18	6:00 PM	Davidson	Lock 2 Park NARC Clubhouse 2650 Lock 2 Rd Nashville, TN
Saturday April 20	10:00 AM	Davidson	West Police Precinct 5500 Charlotte Pike Nashville, TN
Saturday May 4 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED	10:00 AM	Putnam	PLATEAU SEVERE WEATHER WORKSHOP Tennessee Tech University College of Nursing Auditorium W 7th St at Mahler Avenue Cookeville, TN

About SKYWARN^™

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 our primary mission, to save lives and property.

NWS Nashville spotter training classes are FREE, open to the public, and last about two (2) hours. No prior training is necessary and no pre-registration is required unless otherwise noted. For further information, contact Tom Johnstone (Warning Coordination Meteorologist) at (615) 754-4633 or by email.

NOTE: Classes may be canceled with short notice due to severe weather. Be sure to check the NWS Nashville web site on the day of the class or contact the class location about cancellations. All classes are basic except where indicated.

SKYWARN^™ Spotter Guides

Storm Spotter Field Guide
Storm Spotter's Guide from NWS Norman OK
Storm Spotter's Guide from Univ of IL Urbana-Champaign
Glossary of Severe Weather Terms
PRINT Spotter Certificate and Card
- A code will be given at your spotter class
Spotter Info Update Form

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