A free Skywarn weather spotter class will be tonight in New Boston.
The class is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at New Boston Community Center, 301 E. North Front St.
Skywarn Spotter Classes are offered free from the combined efforts of local National Weather Service forecast offices and either local government, local civic groups, or centers of higher learning. A National Weather Service meteorologist will teach the class and bring related materials. The local group will provide the facility for the class and register all participants in the class.
The classes are designed to educate the public on severe weather threats, as well as strengthen the ties between the NWS and the local community. The more spotters the NWS has, the faster vital ground truth information gets to the forecasters who make the decisions to issue life-saving weather warnings.
The NWS Shreveport office can be contacted at 318-631-3669.
Free Skywarn class for weather watchers scheduled for tonight
February 21, 2017 at 4:41 a.m. | Updated February 21, 2017 at 4:41 a.m.