Specifically, the Joplin / Jasper County Office of Emergency Management, along with the National Weather Service, will host a weather spotter class on Thursday, March 07 at 6:30 PM, to be held at MSSU, Anderson Public Safety Center, 3950 E Newman Road, Joplin. The class normally runs about 2 hours and is open to the public, no reservations are required. It will be taught by a NWS Meteorologist from the Springfield NWS office.