2013 Linn County Severe Weather Spotter Training

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities (DVN) again conducted severe weather spotter training for Linn County in Iowa in 2013. This year the annual event was held on Saturday, February 23 from 1:00-3:00 PM at St. Mark's Life Center in Marion. The service was free of charge and open to the public. In the top image, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Donna Dubberke (left) begins the session with an overview description of the afternoon's topics. The bottom group of images shows photos that I have taken and supplied to DVN displayed on the big screen during the training session, including a lightning image incorporated into their storm spotter training logo!