A strong cold front travels across the Midwest today, Great Lakes to lower Mississippi Valley Saturday, then East Coast on Sunday with areas of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of gusty winds and snow are expected for the Cascades, Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest today through Saturday. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Saturday from east Texas into the lower Mississippi River Valley. Read More >
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The spotter training sessions have ended for 2023, but check back again occasionally to see if we have added any special sessions (such as around the annual Open House, usually in October or November). Otherwise, please join us for the 2023 spotter training sessions, which begin in early February 2024.
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Norman conduct storm spotter training sessions each year to help prepare spotters for the upcoming severe weather season. The NWS conducts the training at the invitation of local emergency management officials who organize the training and who, in most cases are responsible for maintaining their local storm spotter network.
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