Spring officially arrives Sunday, and that means National Weather Service personnel will be busy in the weeks ahead holding severe weather spotter training courses across South Dakota. Kelly Serr at the National Weather Service in Aberdeen says the courses last about two hours..….
She says having a trained spotter on the ground reporting what they see during a severe weather outbreak is invaluable information….
Severe weather training classes are being held April 4th in Sanborn County at the County 4-H building in Forestburg and April 20th at the De Smet Event Center in De Smet. Both sessions begin at seven PM. A special session on Severe Weather and outdoor activities will be held at the Performance Radio Outdoor Show Saturday at 1 PM in the West Lobby of the Huron Arena. That severe weather program is put on by Beadle County Emergency Management and Performance Radio.