Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >


The National Weather Service in Dodge City provides storm identification/spotter training sessions each spring.
These sessions are done in cooperation with county Emergency Management agencies across the area. All training
is free and is open for anyone to attend and is not designed for just storm spotters. Anyone with a desire to
learn how to identify severe weather and to learn about the dangers from these storms are encouraged to attend.
The program lasts around 1 1/2 hours. The following is a schedule for training through April. All times are in Central Time, except for Hamilton county which is listed in Mountain Time:

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Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

Severe Weather Identification and Safety Training Schedule