On Monday, Feb. 27, the National Weather Service will offer a free “Severe Weather Storm Spotting” course in the student union on the lower level of Menard Hall at Lincoln Land Community College. Led by Ed Shimon, lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln, the two-hour course is open to the public and will educate attendees on the formation and movement of tornadoes and other severe weather patterns, as well as outline personal safety tips for threatening weather. This will be the only training program hosted by the National Weather Service in Sangamon County for 2017. While there is no age requirement to attend the seminar, only attendees over the age of 18 will be eligible to receive an official NWS storm spotter certification. Questions and requests for more information may be directed to Dean Butzow, professor of geography at Lincoln Land Community College at 786-4923, or visit http://weather.gov/Lincoln/spotter.