WFO Tulsa Spotter Training

Storm Spotter Training 2020

Spotter training has concluded for this spring season.

Throughout eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas, trained and dedicated individuals monitor the skies around their communities during severe weather events. These storm spotters provide first-hand severe weather reports to their local officials, and to the National Weather Service in Tulsa, which are used to make critical warning decisions.

Being a storm spotter not only means dedication but also training. Each winter and spring the Tulsa office of the National Weather Service trains members of police & fire departments, emergency management officials, and amateur radio operators on spotting techniques. Typically, the training is coordinated by a local group (such as an emergency management agency) and a NWS meteorologist serves as the guest instructor. The goal of the training is not just to recognize tornadoes, but to have some understanding of storm structure, which in turn better prepares the spotter for the extreme and unusual circumstances. Other topics covered include an update on the latest NWS technology and procedures, ideas for organizing/coordinating spotter groups, and important safety considerations.

The training is free and requires no preregistration. The meetings listed below are open to the public.

For additional information contact:

Ed Calianese
Warning Coordination Meteorologist

10159 East 11th Street, Suite 300
Tulsa, OK 74128
918-838-7838
e-mail: ed.calianese@noaa.gov

January 2020
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Wednesday	1
Thursday	2
Friday	3
Saturday	4
Sunday	5
Monday	6
Tuesday	7
Wednesday	8
Thursday	9
Friday	10
Saturday	11
Sunday	12
Monday	13
Tuesday	14
Wednesday	15
Thursday	16
Friday	17
Saturday	18
Sunday	19
Monday	20
Tuesday	21
Wednesday	22	Benton	Siloam Springs	6:00 pm	Postponed to 3/19
Thursday	23
Friday	24
Saturday	25	Rogers	Claremore	9:00 am	County Courthouse
Sunday	26
Monday	27
Tuesday	28	Choctaw	Hugo	6:00 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Wednesday	29
Thursday	30	Osage	Pawhuska	7:00 pm	County Fairgrounds Ag Building
Friday	31

February 2020
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Saturday	1
Sunday	2
Monday	3	Pushmataha	Antlers	6:30 pm	Choctaw Community Center
Tuesday	4	Latimer	Wilburton	7:00 pm	Postponed
Wednesday	5	Franklin	Ozark	6:00 pm	Postponed to 3/4
Thursday	6	Le Flore	Poteau	6:30 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Friday	7
Saturday	8
Sunday	9
Monday	10	Delaware	Grove	7:00 pm	Seneca-Cayuga Community Building
Tuesday	11	Washington AR	Fayetteville	6:30 pm	East Annex, Sheriff's Office
Wednesday	12	Cherokee	Tahlequah	7:00 pm	NSU Community Event Center
Thursday	13	Pittsburg	McAlester	7:00 pm	Emergency Operations Center
Friday	14
Saturday	15
Sunday	16
Monday	17	Creek	Mounds	7:00 pm	Fire Department
Tuesday	18	Craig	Vinita	6:00 pm	Fairgrounds/Community Center
Wednesday	19
Thursday	20	Okmulgee	Okmulgee	7:00 pm	Green Country Technology Center
Friday	21
Saturday	22	Adair	Westville	10:00 am	Mid County Community Building
Sunday	23
Monday	24	Okfuskee	Okemah	7:00 pm	Fire Department
Tuesday	25	Sequoyah	Sallisaw	7:00 pm	Emergency Management Office
Wednesday	26	Tulsa	Sand Springs	7:00 pm	Public Safety Center
Thursday	27	Tulsa	Sperry	7:00 pm	Armory
Friday	28
Saturday	29	Washington OK	Bartlesville	9:00 am	Arvest Community Room

March 2020
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Sunday	1
Monday	2	Tulsa	Broken Arrow	7:00 pm	NSU BA Auditorium
Tuesday	3	Wagoner	Wagoner	7:00 pm	Civic Center
Wednesday	4	Franklin	Ozark	6:00 pm	Arkansas Tech University
Thursday	5	Tulsa	Owasso	7:00 pm	Owasso City Hall
Friday	6
Saturday	7	Tulsa	Tulsa	9:00 am	OU Schusterman Center Auditorium
Sunday	8
Monday	9	Sebastian	Fort Smith	6:30 pm	EOC, 8400 Zero Street
Tuesday	10	Mayes	Pryor	6:00 pm	RSU Pryor Campus Auditorium
Wednesday	11	Benton	Bentonville	7:00 pm	NWACC Auditorium
Thursday	12	Muskogee	Muskogee	6:30 pm	Canceled
Friday	13
Saturday	14
Sunday	15
Monday	16	Nowata	Nowata	7:00 pm	Canceled
Tuesday	17	Madison	Huntsville	6:30 pm	Canceled
Wednesday	18
Thursday	19	Benton	Siloam Springs	6:00 pm	Canceled
Friday	20
Saturday	21
Sunday	22
Monday	23	Crawford	Figure Five	6:30 pm	Canceled
Tuesday	24
Wednesday	25
Thursday	26	Ottawa	Miami	6:00 pm	Canceled
Friday	27
Saturday	28
Sunday	29
Monday	30
Tuesday	31	McIntosh	Texanna	6:00 pm	Canceled


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