WFO Tulsa Spotter Training

Storm Spotter Training 2019

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 2019
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Tuesday	1
Wednesday	2
Thursday	3
Friday	4
Saturday	5
Sunday	6
Monday	7
Tuesday	8
Wednesday	9
Thursday	10
Friday	11
Saturday	12
Sunday	13
Monday	14
Tuesday	15
Wednesday	16
Thursday	17
Friday	18
Saturday	19
Sunday	20
Monday	21
Tuesday	22
Wednesday	23
Thursday	24
Friday	25
Saturday	26
Sunday	27
Monday	28	Franklin	Ozark		Postponed - New date 2/12
Tuesday	29	Choctaw	Hugo		Canceled
Wednesday	30	Tulsa	Sand Springs		Postponed - New date 2/27
Thursday	31

February 2019
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Friday	1
Saturday	2
Sunday	3
Monday	4
Tuesday	5	Pittsburg	McAlester	7:00 pm	Pittsburg County EOC
Wednesday	6
Thursday	7	Pushmataha	Antlers	6:00 pm	Choctaw Nation Community Center
Friday	8
Saturday	9	Rogers	Claremore	9:00 am	County Courthouse
Sunday	10
Monday	11
Tuesday	12	Franklin	Ozark	6:30 pm	Arkansas Tech University
Wednesday	13
Thursday	14
Friday	15
Saturday	16
Sunday	17
Monday	18	Okmulgee	Okmulgee	6:30 pm	Green Country Technology Center
Tuesday	19	Le Flore	Poteau	6:00 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Wednesday	20
Thursday	21	Craig	Vinita	6:00 pm	Community Center/Fairgrounds
Friday	22
Saturday	23	Washington	Bartlesville	9:00 am	Arvest Eastside Community Room
Sunday	24
Monday	25	Delaware	Grove	7:00 pm	Seneca-Cayuga Community Building
Tuesday	26
Wednesday	27	Tulsa	Sand Springs	7:00 pm	Case Community Center
Thursday	28	Sequoyah	Sallisaw	7:00 pm	EOC, 112 E Chickasaw

March 2019
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Friday	1
Saturday	2
Sunday	3
Monday	4	Tulsa	Broken Arrow	7:00 pm	NSU Broken Arrow, Auditorium
Tuesday	5	Crawford	Van Buren	7:00 pm	EOC, 1820 Chestnut St
Wednesday	6
Thursday	7	Osage	Pawhuska	6:30 pm	County Fairgrounds, Ag Building
Friday	8
Saturday	9	Tulsa	Tulsa	9:00 am	OU Schusterman Center Auditorium
Sunday	10
Monday	11	Sebastian	Fort Smith	6:00 pm	EOC, 8400 Zero Street
Tuesday	12	Okfuskee	Okemah	6:30 pm	Okemah Fire Department
Wednesday	13	Haskell	Stigler	6:30 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Thursday	14	Latimer	Wilburton	7:00 pm	High School Commons Room
Friday	15
Saturday	16	Adair	Westville	9:00 am	Westville Fire Department
Sunday	17
Monday	18	Tulsa	Owasso	7:00 pm	City Hall Community Room
Tuesday	19	Ottawa	Miami	6:00 pm	Civic Center Banquet Hall
Wednesday	20	Benton	Bentonville	7:00 pm	NWACC Auditorium
Thursday	21	Muskogee	Muskogee	7:00 pm	Civic Center
Friday	22
Saturday	23
Sunday	24
Monday	25	Cherokee	Tahlequah	7:00 pm	TBD
Tuesday	26
Wednesday	27
Thursday	28	Mayes	Pryor	6:00 pm	RSU Pryor Campus Auditorium
Friday	29
Saturday	30
Sunday	31


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