Severe Weather Spotter Training

Free and Open to the Public

West Bend, WI - On Thursday, May 8, 2025, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service (NWS) will conduct Severe Weather Safety & Spotter Training at the Germantown Community Library located at

N112 W16957 Mequon Rd. in Germantown. Two identical sessions will be held - an afternoon session from 1-3 PM and an evening session from 5:30-7:30 PM.

This training is free, open to the public and does not require any pre-registration.

The sessions will address aspects of severe weather safety including high winds/tornados, flooding and lightning. It will also cover recognition training on weather features that are indicators of severe weather potential. The causes and dynamics of differing forms of severe weather will be discussed and video/photos of past weather events will be presented to illustrate some of the concepts. What needs to be reported, to whom and how best to relay those reports will also be presented.

This training is recommended for members of local police, fire and EMS departments as well as amateur radio operators and anyone else with an interest in weather. There will be ample time for questions. The training is sponsored through the cooperation of: Village of Germantown Emergency Management, the Washington County Office of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service.

 A complete list of area NWS storm spotter training dates and locations can be found at https://www.weather.gov/mkx/spotter-schedule

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