Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

Southern New Mexico / Far West Texas

Spotter Training Schedule 2023

Date	Time	City	Location	Course Type
Sept 26, 2023	6 to 8 PM	Las Cruces NM	MVRDA 911 Lake Tahoe Ct.	Basic
Oct 3, 2023	6 to 8 PM	Las Cruces NM	MVRDA 911 Lake Tahoe Ct.	Advanced

Last Updated 9/22/23 - No signup required; Other classes will be added when scheduled

The primary mission of the National Weather Service is to save lives and property through timely warnings and forecasts. Yes, we depend on Doppler radar, state-of-the-art satellite imagery and ever-improving supercomputers, but many small scale features cannot be detected by these. Therefore, volunteer weather spotters will always be “the eyes and ears” of the National Weather Service in reference to its warning program. An effective Skywarn Weather Spotter program is essential for the NWS to fulfill our mission of protecting life and property and enhancing our nation's economy.

BASIC COURSE:

Up to two hours in length, free of charge
Learn to identify hazardous weather features
Find out when we would like a call from you (certain thresholds & criteria must be met)
Elementary to intermediate meteorological concepts are taught
Prerequisite to the ADVANCED COURSE (goes much deeper into the theory)
For more information, please call Jason Laney at 575-589-4088