
While it's still officially winter, severe weather season is just around the corner. Each year, the National Weather Service offers storm spotter training to volunteer fire departments, storm spotters, law enforcement and the public. Here is a schedule of those classes.
| Date | City/County | Time | Location |
| 2/28 | New Ulm (Brown) | 7 PM | Law Enforcement Center Training Room Pre Register: 507-233-6642 |
| 3/9 | Milford, IA (Dickinson) | 7 PM | Milford Community Room, 806 N Avenue, Milford |
| 3/11 | Marshall (Lyon) | 7 PM | SMSU |
| 3/12 | LeCenter (LeSueur) | 6:30 PM | Emergency Operations Center, 136 S Cordova Ave Contact: Ann Traxler: 507-380-0048 |
| 3/12 | Whittemore, IA (Kossuth) | 6:30 PM | Whittemore Fire Station |
| 3/14 | Garner, IA (Hancock/Winnebago) | 7 PM | Hancock County Sheriff's Office, 875 State Street, Garner |
| 3/18 | Albert Lea (Freeborn) | 7 PM | Riverland College, Lecture Hall. 2200 Riverland Drive. |
| 3/19 | Owatonna (Steele) | 7 PM | Fire Department, 107 W Main St. Pre-Register: 507-774-7232 |
| 3/19 | Emmetsburg, IA (Palo Alto/Emmet) | 6 PM | Iowa Lakes Community College Auditorium - 3200 College Drive, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 |
| 3/20 | Gaylord (Sibley) | 6:30 PM | Courthouse Basement, 400 Court Avenue |
| 3/26 | North Mankato (Nicollet/Blue Earth) | 6 PM |
South Central Technical College, Conference Rooms A&B. 1920 Lee Blvd. Pre-registration required by March 19 |
| 3/29 | Worthington (Nobles) | 7 PM | Minnesota West Auditorium |