Snow showers, squalls and strong winds will affect portions of the Cascades and Rockies through Wednesday. Meanwhile, a developing storm across the Southern Plains will track toward the Great Lakes into Thursday as severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and strong winds are forecast for the Mid-Lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy snow is possible for the Upper Midwest and wintry mix for the Northeast. 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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DATE |
TIME |
COUNTY |
LOCATION |
REGISTRATION |
Basics Classes |
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Basics |
Thursday Feb 23rd, 2023 |
6 PM to 8 PM |
Fairfax County, VA |
Fairfax County Department of Emergency Management 4890 Alliance Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ |
Basics | Tuesday April 11th, 2023 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Prince George's County, MD |
Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management 7915 Anchor Street, Landover, MD, 20785 |
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-prince-georges-county-md-tickets-532354736347 |
Advanced - Severe Classes |
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Severe | Monday, May 15th, 2023 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Prince George's County, MD |
Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management 7915 Anchor Street, Landover, MD, 20785 |
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-convection-prince-georges-county-md-tickets-532370874617 |
Further classes will be scheduled through the spring | |||||
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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