A free volunteer training webinar is set Thursday, May 6, to teach people how to identify and report significant weather phenomena and contribute to public safety. Even with sophisticated technology like radar and satellites, forecasters still need ground truth information from trained weather spotters throughout the year. Participants will learn about how thunderstorms work, how to identify cloud features associated with microbursts and tornadoes, and how their reports tie into warnings and advisories issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). In addition, learn about all the services available from the NWS. Adult volunteers are community-minded individuals, who understand that they play an essential role in providing storm information to the National Weather Service. Anyone can be a spotter, and the NWS encourages those that like to pay attention to the weather to become involved.