Isolated severe storms capable of hail and gusty winds are possible mainly this evening across portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley. Clusters of thunderstorms may produce isolated flash flooding in the Florida peninsula. Elevated fire weather risk is possible in the Northern Plains into western Minnesota. Read More >
We appreciate your interest in becoming a trained weather spotter. Coordination of weather spotters and community volunteer groups is performed by individual counties. We suggest that you contact your county emergency management office for more information on how to become involved with any volunteer groups in your area.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Grand Rapids is responsible for the Skywarn program in the following Michigan counties:
Weather Spotter Training Information
Our in-person spotter training classes are conducted around lower Michigan from late February through April each year. Please keep an eye on the following web pages https://www.weather.gov/grandrapids and https://www.weather.gov/grr/spottertraining after the first of the year for the course schedule. In the meantime, the link below will take you to a free online course that will introduce you to the basics of weather spotting.
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