North Platte Community College will offer a class about severe weather next month.

PHYS 2990 will examine blizzards, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, drought and wildfires among other weather events. Students will study weather in mountain and coastal regions as well as in West Central Nebraska.

“I would recommend the course for anyone with an interest in weather,” said Joanna Jacobs, the class instructor. “We will go through everything from atmospheric basics to predicting weather, identifying clouds and storm features and understanding watches and warnings.”

The three-credit hour class counts toward general education requirements. It will startMarch 7 and continue through April 29. Jacobs has offered the course before, but never in hybrid form. Learning will be done through a combination of both on-campus and online methods.

“The on-site meetings are about two hours twice a week,” said Jacobs. “The rest is online videos and projects.”

The classroom work is scheduled for 1-2:50 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Room 216 of the Health and Science Center on NPCC’s South Campus. Students can register for the class the first week it is offered. It’s recommended that those wanting to register make an advising appointment first by calling (308) 535-3774.