Heavy to Excessive Rain for Southeast and Mid-Atlantic into this Weekend; High Winds in the Pacific Northwest Friday

Another southern storm system will bring heavy to excessive rainfall with a risk for severe thunderstorms from the central Gulf Coast to the Southeast Friday. This heavy rainfall will then spread across the Mid-Atlantic region late Friday into the Weekend. A strong cold front moving into the Pacific Northwest will bring strong, possibly damaging winds to the coast Friday. Read More >

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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
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Friday	4
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Sunday	20
Monday	21
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Friday	25
Saturday	26
Sunday	27
Monday	28
Tuesday	29
Wednesday	30	Tulsa	Sand Springs	7:00 pm	Case Community Center
Thursday	31

February 2019
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Friday	1
Saturday	2
Sunday	3
Monday	4
Tuesday	5
Wednesday	6
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Saturday	9
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Monday	11
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Monday	25
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Wednesday	27
Thursday	28

March 2019
Day	Date	County	City	Time	Location/Notes
Friday	1
Saturday	2
Sunday	3
Monday	4	Tulsa	Broken Arrow	7:00 pm	Central On Main, 210 N Main St.
Tuesday	5
Wednesday	6
Thursday	7
Friday	8
Saturday	9
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
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Friday	15
Saturday	16
Sunday	17
Monday	18
Tuesday	19
Wednesday	20
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Friday	22
Saturday	23
Sunday	24
Monday	25
Tuesday	26
Wednesday	27
Thursday	28
Friday	29
Saturday	30
Sunday	31


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