WFO Tulsa Spotter Training

Storm Spotter Training 2018

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 2018
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Monday	1
Tuesday	2
Wednesday	3
Thursday	4
Friday	5
Saturday	6
Sunday	7
Monday	8
Tuesday	9
Wednesday	10
Thursday	11
Friday	12
Saturday	13
Sunday	14
Monday	15
Tuesday	16
Wednesday	17
Thursday	18
Friday	19
Saturday	20
Sunday	21
Monday	22
Tuesday	23	Franklin	Charleston	7:00 pm	Community Center
Wednesday	24
Thursday	25	Pushmataha	Antlers	7:00 pm	Choctaw Community Center
Friday	26
Saturday	27
Sunday	28
Monday	29
Tuesday	30	Tulsa	Sand Springs	7:00 pm	Case Community Center
Wednesday	31	Cherokee	Tahlequah	7:00 pm	NSU Science Building, Room 160

February 2018
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Thursday	1	Tulsa	Sperry	7:00 pm	Sperry Christian Church, 208 W Main
Friday	2
Saturday	3
Sunday	4
Monday	5	Crawford	Van Buren	7:00 pm	EOC, 1820 Chesnut Street
Tuesday	6	Wagoner	Wagoner	7:00 pm	Civic Center, 301 S Grant Avenue
Wednesday	7
Thursday	8	Delaware	Grove	7:00 pm	Grove Community Center
Friday	9
Saturday	10
Sunday	11
Monday	12	Delaware	Grove	7:00 pm	Seneca-Cayuga Community Building
Tuesday	13	Latimer	Wilburton	7:00 pm	High School Cafeteria
Wednesday	14
Thursday	15	Pittsburg	McAlester	7:00 pm	Pittsburg County EOC
Friday	16
Saturday	17
Sunday	18
Monday	19	Benton	Siloam Springs	7:00 pm	High School
Tuesday	20	Mayes	Pryor	6:00 pm	Postponed due to weather
Wednesday	21
Thursday	22	McIntosh	Eufaula	7:00 pm	Canceled
Friday	23
Saturday Saturday	24 24	Tulsa Washington	Tulsa Bartlesville	9:00 am 9:00 am	OU Schusterman Center Auditorium Arvest Eastside Community Room
Sunday	25
Monday Monday	26 26	Ottawa Okmulgee	Miami Okmulgee	6:00 pm 7:00 pm	Coleman Theatre Community Room Green Country Technology Center
Tuesday	27	Le Flore	Poteau	6:00 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Wednesday	28

March 2018
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Thursday	1	Sequoyah	Sallisaw	6:30 pm	EOC, 108 Chickasaw
Friday	2
Saturday	3
Sunday	4
Monday	5	Tulsa	Broken Arrow	7:00 pm	Central Park Community Center
Tuesday	6	Choctaw	Hugo	6:00 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Wednesday	7	Haskell	Stigler	6:00 pm	Kiamichi Technology Center
Thursday	8	Creek	Drumright	6:30 pm	Central Technology Center
Friday	9
Saturday	10
Sunday	11
Monday	12	Sebastian	Fort Smith	6:00 pm	EOC, 8400 Zero Street
Tuesday	13	Muskogee	Muskogee	7:00 pm	Connors State College, Lecture Hall
Wednesday	14	Benton	Bentonville	7:00 pm	NWACC, Walmart Auditorium
Thursday	15	Craig	Vinita	6:30 pm	Community Center
Friday	16
Saturday	17
Sunday	18
Monday	19	Okfuskee	Okemah	6:30 pm	City Hall
Tuesday	20	Pawnee	Maramec	6:30 pm	Fire Department
Wednesday	21
Thursday	22	Nowata	Nowata	7:00 pm	Fire Department
Friday	23
Saturday	24
Sunday	25
Monday	26	Rogers	Claremore	6:30 pm	County Courthouse
Tuesday Tuesday	27 27	Washington Mayes	Fayetteville Pryor	6:30 pm 6:00 pm	U of A PD Training Room RSU Pryor Campus Auditorium
Wednesday	28
Thursday	29	Osage	Pawhuska	6:30 pm	County Fairgrounds
Friday	30
Saturday	31


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