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NWS BLACKSBURG'S

SKYWARNTM SPOTTER PAGE

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Skywarn Class Schedule

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Download these classes in KML format.

SKYWARN^TM Training is Also Available Online!

If you can't attend one of our classes in person, official SKYWARN^TM training is available online through the COMET program. COMET is a cooperative program between the National Weather Service and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).

Anyone who completes this online course, passes the associated quiz with a score of 70% or better, and watches a video provided by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg will become an officially trained SKYWARN^TM spotter.

Please click here to proceed to the training. Those taking the course through the COMET program must create an account here first (Don't worry, no SPAM!)

Please click here for the NWS Blacksburg video.

When you have completed the training and watched the video, please email Nick Fillo with the following:

1. Your 911 mailing address or your latitude/longitude to the nearest 4th decimal place

2. Your phone number

3. Any time restrictions of when you would NOT want to be called by our meteorologists

4. Whether or not you have any weather equipment and what type(s) (i.e. automated weather station, rain gauges, wind speed sensor, snow board, etc.)

5. An attachment of the certificate you earned after completing the COMET class

6. A simple note confirming that you watched the video.

First Name	Last Name
Class Attended