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NWS BLACKSBURG'S

SKYWARNTM SPOTTER PAGE

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Skywarn Class Schedule

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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.

Please click here for the NWS Blacksburg video.

When you have completed the training, passed the test with 70% or better, and watched the video, please email Nick Fillo and let him know. Also, in your email, in addition to a small note stating you completed the training and video, please include 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 the type of equipment

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

First Name	Last Name
Class Attended