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to: <br /> <a href="mailto:lwx-report@noaa.gov?subject=Spotter%20Report">Lwx-report@noaa.gov</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <hr /> <h2 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:22px;"><strong>Upcoming SKYWARN® Classes</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#000000;"><strong>These classes are free and open to the public!</strong></span></h2> <h2 center="" style="text-align: center;"><u><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:#00FF00;">MUST BE 18+ YEARS OLD TO RECEIVE A SPOTTER ID</span></font></u><br /> </h2> <table align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="3" height="200" width="700"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>CLASS</strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DATE</strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TIME</strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>COUNTY</strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>LOCATION</strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>REGISTRATION</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Basics Classes</strong></h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Basics</strong></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <h4> </h4> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <h4> </h4> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Basics</strong></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> <p> </p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Basics</strong></p> <p> </p> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 240);"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"> <h2>Advanced - Winter Classes (Requires Basics SKYWARN Class Credit)</h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bcolgor="#FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Winter</strong></p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <h4> </h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"> <h2>Advanced - Severe Classes (Requires Basics SKYWARN Class Credit)</h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bcolor="#FF0000" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Severe </strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"> <h2>Advanced - Tropical Classes (Requires Basics SKYWARN Class Credit)</h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bcolor="#FF0000" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Tropical </strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"> <h2>Advanced - Flood Classes</h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bcolor="#FF0000" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Flood </strong></p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0" style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <h4> </h4> <p> </p> </td> <td bgcolor="FFFFF0"> <p> </p> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> </h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="D3D3D3" colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Further classes will be scheduled through the remainder of the year</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="A9A9A9" colspan="6"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><u>Basics</u> SKYWARN Classes are open to all of the general public.</span></h2> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Important notes:</strong></span><br /> -Winter, Convection, and Tropical classes require SKYWARN® Basics as a prerequisite.<br /> -You may attend a class even if it is not in the county you reside in.<br /> -Due to the high demand of classes we can not offer classes in every region every season.</p> <hr /> <p> </p> <h2>What is SKYWARN®?</h2> <h4><font face="\"Times" new="" roman="">SKYWARN® is a national network of volunteer severe weather spotters. The spotters are trained by local National Weather Service Forecast Offices on how to spot severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail and flooding. In some parts of the country, spotters also report snowfall and ice accumulation.</font></h4> <h4> </h4> <h4><font face="\"Times" new="" roman=""><a href="https://www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarn_join-skywarn">Join NWS_BaltWash SKYWARN®</a></font><br /> </h4> <hr /> <h2><strong>National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington</strong></h2> <h2><strong>SKYWARN® Presentations</strong></h2> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarn_ClassDescription">Descriptions</a> of SKYWARN Spotter Classes<br /> </p> <hr /> <p><strong>** National online spotter courses available too, BUT... **</strong></p> <p>National SKYWARN® courses are also offered online by COMET on their MetED site (located <a href="https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23">here.</a>) These courses can be extra value to you however <strong>they do not replace the SKYWARN® Basics course taught by one of our meteorologists from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington.</strong> 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.<br /> </p> <hr /> <p><strong>Amateur Radio and SKYWARN</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.wx4lwx.org/">National Capital Area Skywarn Support Group</a></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p><strong>Additional SKYWARN® Information</strong></p> <p><a href="https://nws.noaa.gov/skywarn">National SKYWARN Page</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/lwx/skywarn/LWX_spotter_card.pdf">Print out a Spotter ID card</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/lwx/skywarn/SpotterFieldGuide.pdf">Weather Spotter's Field Guide</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.weather.gov/media/lwx/skywarn/Weather_Spotter's_Field_Guide_in_Spanish.pdf">Guía Práctica del Observador del Tiempo</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarnpresentations">Click here to access PDF versions of our SKYWARN presentations</a></p> <h5> </h5> <hr /> <h5>Forgot your Spotter ID? <a href="mailto:lwx-report@noaa.gov?subject=Spotter%20Number%20Request">Contact us!</a><br /> Questions? 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