Jim,
I recently attended a presentation by the National Weather Service (NWS [1]) which was intended to educate volunteer weather spotters. The training is put on by NWS meteorologists, and is focused on the weather typical for your area. Throughout the night I felt like this information would be especially useful in light of a SHTF [2] scenario, where regular weather alerts may not be available.
Worst case? It’s free, only takes a couple of hours, and it could put you in touch with other volunteers who might be more receptive to a preparedness mindset. To find out more about schedules and content, your visitors can go to the NWS web site [3] and find their local NOAA [4] branch. Each regional office sets its own calendar for training events, and they’re always looking for more volunteers. Midnight