Sheboygan County Invites Residents to Become Storm Spotters

Free training session tonight to teach severe weather awareness and reporting

Apr. 8, 2026 at 7:39pm

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A vast, atmospheric landscape painting in muted tones of grey, blue, and green, depicting a stormy sky with dramatic clouds and light over a flat, open field, conveying the overwhelming power and scale of nature.The training session aims to equip Sheboygan County residents with the skills to be the eyes and ears on the ground during severe storms.Sheboygan Today

The Sheboygan County Department of Emergency Management is hosting a free training session tonight to teach local residents how to become certified storm spotters for the National Weather Service. The 2-hour session will cover severe weather safety, weather awareness, and how citizens can assist the NWS by reporting severe conditions from the field.

Why it matters

Storm spotter programs are an important part of the National Weather Service's early warning system, as trained volunteers on the ground can provide real-time updates on developing severe weather that help meteorologists issue more accurate and timely alerts. This helps protect public safety in Sheboygan County, which has experienced several damaging storms in recent years.

The details

The storm spotter training will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Sheboygan County Transportation Complex on Highway J, just west of Highway 67. No pre-registration is required, and attendees are asked to park on the north side of the building. The session will cover topics like severe weather awareness, weather safety, how to identify different types of storms, and how to effectively report observations to the National Weather Service.

  • The storm spotter training session is tonight, April 8, 2026, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

The players

Sheboygan County Department of Emergency Management

The local government agency responsible for emergency preparedness and response in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

National Weather Service

The federal agency under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that is responsible for weather forecasting and issuing severe weather alerts.

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What’s next

After completing the training session, interested residents can sign up to become certified storm spotters and begin reporting severe weather observations to the National Weather Service.

The takeaway

By training local citizens to be storm spotters, the Sheboygan County Department of Emergency Management is empowering the community to play an active role in the early warning system for severe weather, which can help save lives and property when dangerous storms threaten the area.