In spring the National Weather Service offers classes in storm spotting to the general public in each of their areas of responsibility. These spotters go out and report on real-time conditions to the NWS, which provides incredibly valuable “on the ground” observations to the forecasters. If you are interested in becoming a storm spotter, you can read more about it at https://www.nws.noaa.gov/training/wxspot.php or go to www.weather.gov and click on your local area to get directed to your local NWS office to see what training opportunities they are offering.
