Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >
To Submit a Weather Report (For registered SKYWARN spotters) |
Rain/Snow/Ice reports: * You can now submit heavy rainfall (1"+), as well as STORM TOTAL snow and/or ice reports online at: https://goo.gl/forms/9617O51NiDXOvYwD2 |
Flooding, Hail, Wind or Tornado reports: * Use our SKYWARN Spotter Hotline 800 #.Other reports can be emailed to: Lwx-report@noaa.gov |
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Advanced - Severe Classes (Requires Basics SKYWARN Class Credit) |
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WednesdayAugust 20, 2025 |
7PMto 9PM |
Carroll |
Carroll County PublicSafety Training Center50 Kate Wagner RdWestminster, MD 21157 |
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Advanced - Tropical Classes (Requires Basics SKYWARN Class Credit) |
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Tropical |
SaturdayAugust 2, 2025 |
10AMto 12PM |
PrinceGeorge's |
Prince George's CountyOffice of Emergency Management7914 Anchor StreetHyattsville, MD 20785 |
Register Here |
Advanced - Flood Classes |
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Flood |
This class is being rescheduled
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Community Meeting RoomPublic Safety Building
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Basics SKYWARN Classes are open to all of the general public. |
Important notes:
-Winter, Convection, and Tropical classes require SKYWARN® Basics as a prerequisite.
-You may attend a class even if it is not in the county you reside in.
-Due to the high demand of classes we can not offer classes in every region every season.
Descriptions of SKYWARN Spotter Classes
** National online spotter courses available too, BUT... **
National SKYWARN® courses are also offered online by COMET on their MetED site (located here.) These courses can be extra value to you however they do not replace the SKYWARN® Basics course taught by one of our meteorologists from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington. These online courses leave out vital information on the multitude of weather threats we get in the Mid-Atlantic region. You must take a class with us to become registered as a spotter with our office.
Amateur Radio and SKYWARN
National Capital Area Skywarn Support Group
Additional SKYWARN® Information
Guía Práctica del Observador del Tiempo
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