Training

Rice County's annual Skywarn training class will be on Thursday, March 26th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Buckham West center, 19 Division St W, Faribault, MN.

Learn about:

• Basics of thunderstorm development

• Fundamentals of storm structure

• Identifying potential severe weather features

• How to report information

• Basic severe weather safety

There is NO COST to attend, but preregistration is preferred (but not required). Click here for the sign up link.

Le Sueur County Emergency Management will be hosting Skywarn training on Monday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the Le Sueur County Justice Center (lower level in the EOC), 435 E Derrynane, Le Center, MN 56057. Please use West Entrance (doors will be open from 6pm-7pm). Please register by e-mailing Tammy Stewig, Emergency Management Director at tammy.stewig@lesueurcounty.gov. Registration is highly recommended as seating is limited.

As of February 12th, Metro Skywarn has released their 2026 Class Schedule. You can find it right here.

The National Weather Service-La Crosse office is offering three virtual spotter training opportunities:
Monday, March 23rd: 6-8pm
Wednesday, April 15th: 1-3pm
Tuesday, April 28th: 6-8pm
All sessions are FREE and open to everyone to attend, but you MUST pre-register at: https://www.weather.gov/arx/skywarn

Let us know if you want to be notified of other training opportunities in 2026. E-Mail inquiry@skywarn.us.