Training Classes

National Weather Service (NWS) Training Classes:
The local NWS office in Fort Worth offers annual SKYWARN® training classes, usually during the early months of the year. Information on upcoming NWS classes will be posted on the TECO Event Calendar.

MetEd Online Courses:
In addition to the annual NWS classes, TECO strongly recommends that spotters also take the following online courses offered through MetEd, a program sponsored by the NWS in partnership with the University of Colorado:

• SKYWARN® Spotter Training Course (2 modules)
  • Role of the SKYWARN® Spotter
  • SKYWARN® Spotter Convective Basics
• Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition

Additional Training Materials and Resources

• Grayson County SKYWARN® Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• Standard Weather Reporting Criteria for Grayson County
• Winter Weather Reporting Criteria for Grayson County
• SKYWARN® Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• Spotter Safety Tips
• Spotter Field Guides:
  The information contained in these field guides is provided as a reference to supplement the National Weather Service’s spotter training classes. They are NOT sufficient alone to qualify you as a SKYWARN® spotter. These guides have been compiled for use by trained spotters in the field (both fixed and mobile spotters) and communication specialists who receive and relay the reports.
  • Basic Spotters’ Field Guide
  • Advanced Spotters’ Field Guide

If you have family members or friends who are scanner users, they can listen in to the on-air communications during SKYWARN® alerts in Grayson County. Instructions are provided on the following document (please feel free to print and share): Scanner Users Instructions