Skywarn Spotter Training Classes

2026 NWS Aberdeen Spotter Training

The class will cover many topics including: weather safety, thunderstorm development, identifying different storm features, and how to report to the National Weather Service. Even as new technology allows the National Weather Service to issue warnings with greater lead time, spotters will always serve as a critical link between Doppler radar indications of severe weather and what’s actually happening on the ground. Anyone with an interest in weather or weather safety is encouraged to attend. All training is free and usually lasts around 2 hours.

Our office will host live virtual training sessions which will be added to the calendar soon.

There are also several on-line storm spotter training modules and reference materials available:

Spotter Course - COMET Module
Weather Spotter's Field Guide (PDF)

Last Updated: 2/25/25

Date	Time (CDT) unless otherwise noted	Tribe / County	City	Location	Class Length
March 24	5:30 p.m.	Spink County	Redfield, SD	Redfield Fire Department 40 W 7th Ave, Redfield, SD 57469	2 HR
March 25	6:30 p.m.	Deuel County	Clear Lake, SD	Clear Lake Fire Department 311 HWY 22 E, Clear Lake, SD	2 HR
March 26	6:30 p.m.	Hand County	Miller, SD	Miller Fire Hall 105 W. 1st Ave, Miller SD 57362	2 HR
April 2	6:30 p.m.	Roberts County	Sisseton, SD	Sisseton Fire Hall 4 E Oak St Sisseton SD 57262	2 HR
April 7	6:00 p.m.	Hamlin County	Hayti, SD	Hayti Fire Hall 208 Main Ave, Hayti, SD 57241	2 HR
April 8	1:00 p.m.	Codington County	Watertown, SD	Codington County Extension Center 1910 W Kemp, Watertown SD 57201	2 HR
April 8	6:00 p.m.	Codington County	Watertown, SD	Codington County Extension Center 1910 W Kemp, Watertown SD 57201	2 HR
April 22	6:00 p.m.	Hughes County	Pierre, SD	River Cities Transit 1600 E Dakota Ave, Pierre, SD 57501	2 HR
April 23	6:30 p.m.	Grant County	Milbank, SD	Milbank Fire Department 301 E 4th Ave, Milbank, SD 57252	2 HR