Officials with the National Weather Service in Des Moines said Thursday, that “Due to concerns associated with COVID-19, ALL NWS Des Moines SKYWARN [2020] spotter training sessions have been cancelled for the remainder of the season.  In lieu of on-site training, [The NWS will] host virtual training sessions.  More details on those will be released, soon.

For additional storm spotting information & resources, visit the NWS storm spotting website at:  https://www.weather.gov/dmx/stormspotting