Weather spotter training class

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Riverton will teach a Severe Weather Spotter training class from 6-7:30 on Thursday, March 17 at the Hot Springs County Annex Building, 117 North Fourth Street. The free training class is open to the public.

The training session details how severe weather forms, outlines appropriate safety actions, and uses video and digital images from across Wyoming to help volunteers learn to identify and report severe weather.

All course materials are provided and completion cards will be given to all volunteers.

Current weather spotters are encouraged to attend this session as a refresher.

For more than 60 years, storm spotters have been the nation's first line of defense against deadly storms.

For more information, contact the Hot Springs County Emergency Management office at 864-4649.

Additional information on storm spotting is also available on the National Weather Service website at http://www.weather.gov/riverton.