The Des Moines NWS office is kicking off storm spotter training tomorrow evening, February 22nd, in Taylor County. Meteorologists from the office will travel to almost every county of the 51 the office covers. Training includes learning about severe weather climatology, severe thunderstorm types, different severe weather threats and how to identify them, how to report severe weather, spotter safety and severe weather communications. Spotter training classes last between one and two hours, are open to the public and are free of charge.

Below is the latest schedule: (Due to the long list, you must click "Read More" below, or the title above.)

02-22-12 New Market, Iowa (Taylor County) 6:30PM at New Market Community Center
02-28-12 Toldedo, Iowa (Tama County) 7:00PM at Nature Center at Tama County's Otter Creek Park (148 Nature Center Road)
02-28-12 Des Moines, Iowa (Polk County) 7:00PM at Plymouth Congregational Church, 42nd and Ingersol Amature Radio Talk, but public welcome.
02-29-12 Story City, Iowa (Story County) 6:30PM at Story City Fire Station
02-29-12 Grinell, Iowa (Poweshiek County) 7:00PM at Old Glove Factory (733 Broad Street)
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03-01-12 Lamoni, Iowa (Decatur County) 7:00PM at Lamoni Fire Station
03-01-12 Ames, Iowa (Story County) 7:00PM at ISU Campus 4H building (southwest corner of 13th Street & Strange Road in Ames)
03-05-12 Waterloo, Iowa (Black Hawk County) 6:30PM at Hawkeye Community College, Tama Hall
03-06-12 Centerville, Iowa (Appanoose County) 6:45PM at Centerville City Hall
03-06-12 Albia, Iowa (Monroe County) 7:00PM at Fire Station
03-07-12 Williams, Iowa (Hamilton County) 7:00PM at Williams Fire Station
03-08-12 Chariton, Iowa (Lucas County) 7:00PM at Fire Station
03-08-12 Boone, Iowa (Boone County) 7:00PM at Boone Auditorium (923 8th Street)
03-08-12 Prescott, Iowa (Adams County) 7:00PM at Fire Station
03-12-12 Waverly, Iowa (Bremer County) 6:30PM at Wartburg College, Room 214
03-13-12 Buffalo Center, Iowa (Hancock / Winnebago County) 6:30PM at Heritage Town Center, 201 2nd Avenue South West
03-13-12 Ottumwa, Iowa (Wapello County) 6:30PM at Indian Hills Community College, Rural Health Education, Room 111
03-14-12 Lewis, Iowa (Cass County) 7:00PM at Lewus Fire Station
03-14-12 Oskaloosa, Iowa (Mahaska County) 7:00PM at ISU Extension Office, 212 Noth 1st Street
03-15-12 Parkersburg, Iowa (Bulter County) 7:00PM at Parkerburg Fire Department
03-15-12 Crestion, Iowa (Union, County) 7:00PM at Southwest Community College Room 180
03-19-12 Fort Dodge, Iowa (Webster County) 6:30PM at Bio-Science Aud at Iowa Central Community College
03-20-12 Indianola, Iowa (Warren County) 7:00PM at Indianola Activity Center - 2204 West Second Avenue
03-21-12 Mount Ayr, Iowa (Ringgold County) 7:00PM at Assembly Room at Court House
03-22-12 Bloomfield, Iowa (Davis County) 6:30PM at Fire Station
03-22-12 Osceola, Iowa (Clarke County) 6:30PM at Clarke Electric COOP - 1103 North Main (Highway 69)
03-26-12 Carroll, Iowa (Carroll County) 6:30PM at Fire Station
03-27-12 Winterset, Iowa (Madision County) 7:00PM at Farmers & Merchants State Bank - 101 West Jefferson
03-28-12 Jefferson, Iowa (Greene County) 6:30PM at Fire Station
03-29-12 Newton, Iowa (Jasper County) 6:30PM at Jasper County Community Center - 2407 1st Avenue East
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04-03-12 Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshall County) 6:00PM at Iowa Valley Continuing Eductation (DeJardin Hall)
04-03-12 Des Moines, Iowa (Polk County) 7:00PM at Polk County Emergency Management Ops - 1907 Carprnter Ave
04-04-12 Audubon, Iowa (Audobon County) 6:30PM at Courthouse
04-04-12 Estherville, Iowa (Emmet County) 7:00PM at Iowa Lakes Comm College
04-05-12 Ames, Iowa (Story County) 7:00PM at Advanced Spotter Presentaion Hall, ISUm Agronomy Hall Room 2050
04-09-12 Humboldt, Iowa (Humboldt County) 6:30PM at Oxbow - 7 Park Road
04-10-12 Hampton, Iowa (Franklin County) 6:30PM NEW Law Enforcement Center
04-12-12 Grafton, Iowa (Worth County) 6:30PM at Community Center
04-17-12 Clarion, Iowa (Wright County) 6:30PM at Police and EMS Building
04-17-12 Pochahontas, Iowa (Pochahontas County) 7:00PM at Courthouse Assembly room 99 Court Sqaure
04-18-12 Menlo, Iowa (Guthrie County) 7:00PM at Community Center