Instructor-led In-Person SKYWARNTM Classes
provided by NWS-Shreveport
NWS meteorologists from Shreveport will be in Tyler on September 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM to present the latest Skywarn storm spotter training class. It will be held at the Shiloh Road Church of Christ, 1801 Shiloh Road in Tyler.
SKYWARNTM Training is Also Available Online Anytime!
Per the National Weather Service Shreveport Weather Forecast Office website, certified on-line Skywarn training is available. If you can’t attend one of our classes in person, official SKYWARNTM 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 SKYWARNTM 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 our Warning Coordination Meteorologist 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