Pinellas County Spotter Requirements

The NWS Tampa Bay and Pinellas County require SKYWARN^® spotters to meet the following requirements.

1. Live in Pinellas County
2. Be at least 18-years of age
3. Successfully complete SKYWARN^® Training once every 3 years.

SKYWARN^® Training Webinars and In-person Training

To become a new SKYWARN^® Spotter, an individual must complete one of the four training options listed below. Existing spotters must also complete this training once every 3 years.

1. Attend an in-person training.
2. Participate in an online SKYWARN^® Webinar.
3. Join the Spotter Network at http://SpotterNetwork.org, take their SKYWARN^® Spotter online training and pass quiz.
4. Take the MetEd SKYWARN Spotter online training course.

The NWS Tampa Bay posts a schedule of up-coming in-person training classes, links to on-line SKYWARN^® Webinars, and detailed instructions for on-line training courses on the Tampa Bay SKYWARN page.

NOTE:  The NWS no longer issues SKYWARN^® Spotter numbers.