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| Throughout eastern Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas, dedicated individuals risk their personal safety
to provide first-hand severe weather reports to their local officials
and the National Weather Service in Tulsa. 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, and ideas for organizing / coordinating spotter
groups.
The training is free and requires no preregistration. The meetings
listed below are open to the public.
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| For
additional information contact: Ed
Calianese
(Warning Coordination Meteorologist)
10159 East 11th Street, Suite
300
Tulsa, OK 74128
918-832-4133
e-mail:ed.calianese@noaa.gov |
| January 2008 |
| Day |
Date |
County |
City |
Time |
Location/Notes |
| Tuesday |
1 |
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Federal Holiday/New Years Day |
| Wednesday |
2 |
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| Thursday |
3 |
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| Friday |
4 |
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| Saturday |
5 |
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| Sunday |
6 |
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| Monday |
7 |
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| Tuesday |
8 |
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| Wednesday |
9 |
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| Thursday |
10 |
Muskogee |
Muskogee |
600 pm |
Roxy Theatre |
| Friday |
11 |
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| Saturday |
12 |
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| Sunday |
13 |
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| Monday |
14 |
Washington, AR |
Fayetteville |
700 pm |
Univ
of Arkansas, Engineering Building |
| Tuesday |
15 |
Creek |
Bristow |
700 pm |
First Baptist Church |
| Wednesday |
16 |
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| Thursday |
17 |
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| Friday |
18 |
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| Saturday |
19 |
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| Sunday |
20 |
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| Monday |
21 |
Delaware |
Grove |
700 pm |
Grove Civic Center |
| Tuesday |
22 |
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| Wednesday |
23 |
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| Thursday |
24 |
Tulsa |
Sand Springs |
700 pm |
Plaza Community Center |
| Friday |
25 |
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| Saturday |
26 |
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| Sunday |
27 |
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| Monday |
28 |
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| Tuesday |
29 |
Pittsburg |
McAlester |
700 pm |
Kiamichi VoTech |
| Wednesday |
30 |
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| Thursday |
31 |
Franklin |
Ozark |
700 pm |
Ar-Tech
Ozark Campus (ppd) |
| Thursday |
31 |
McIntosh |
Checotah |
700 pm |
Senior
Center (ppd) |
| February
2008 |
| Day |
Date |
County |
City |
Time |
Location/Notes |
| Friday |
1 |
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| Saturday |
2 |
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| Sunday |
3 |
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| Monday |
4 |
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| Tuesday |
5 |
Mayes |
Pryor |
700 pm |
Northeast
VoTech Pryor Campus |
| Wednesday |
6 |
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| Thursday |
7 |
Wagoner |
Wagoner |
700 pm |
Civic Center |
| Thursday |
7 |
McIntosh |
Checotah |
700 pm |
Senior
Center |
| Friday |
8 |
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| Saturday |
9 |
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| Sunday |
10 |
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| Monday |
11 |
Crawford |
Van
Buren |
700
pm |
Figure
Five Fire Station |
| Tuesday |
12 |
Latimer |
Wilburton |
700
pm |
Latimer
County EOC |
| Wednesday |
13 |
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| Thursday |
14 |
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| Friday |
15 |
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| Saturday |
16 |
Tulsa |
Tulsa |
900
am |
TTC
Lemley Campus |
| Sunday |
17 |
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| Monday |
18 |
Choctaw |
Hugo |
700
pm |
Presbyterian
Church |
| Tuesday |
19 |
Le
Flore |
Poteau |
700
pm |
Kiamichi
VoTech |
| Wednesday |
20 |
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| Thursday |
21 |
Haskell |
Stigler |
700
pm |
Kiamichi
VoTech |
| Friday |
22 |
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| Saturday |
23 |
Washington,
OK |
Bartlesville |
900
am |
Tri
County Technology Center |
| Sunday |
24 |
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| Monday |
25 |
Nowata |
Nowata |
700 pm |
Nowata Fire Department |
| Tuesday |
26 |
Benton |
Bentonville |
700
pm |
Northwest
Arkansas Community College /Shewmaker Center |
| Wednesday |
27 |
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| Thursday |
28 |
Benton |
Siloam
Springs |
700
pm |
Siloam
Community Building |
| Friday |
29 |
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| March
2008 |
| Day |
Date |
County |
City |
Time |
Location/Notes |
| Saturday |
1 |
Sebastian |
Fort
Smith |
200
pm |
Univ
of Ark, Ft Smith, Gardner Lecture Hall |
| Sunday |
2 |
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| Monday |
3 |
Tulsa |
Broken Arrow |
700 pm |
Community Center |
| Tuesday |
4 |
Pushmataha |
Antlers |
700 pm |
Library Community Room |
| Wednesday |
5 |
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| Thursday |
6 |
Sequoyah |
Sallisaw |
700 pm |
Sallisaw
Civic Center/Postponed |
| Friday |
7 |
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| Saturday |
8 |
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| Sunday |
9 |
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| Monday |
10 |
Okmulgee |
Okmulgee |
700 pm |
Creek
Nation Complex |
| Tuesday |
11 |
Pawnee |
Maramec | 700 pm |
Maramec Fire Department |
| Wednesday |
12 |
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| Thursday |
13 |
Craig |
Carselowey |
700 pm |
Carselowey Fire Department |
| Friday |
14 |
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| Saturday |
15 |
Rogers |
Claremore |
900 am |
Green Country Hamfest |
| Sunday |
16 |
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| Monday |
17 |
Mayes |
Chouteau |
700 pm |
Community Building |
| Tuesday |
18 |
Rogers |
Claremore |
700 pm |
OSU County Building |
| Wednesday |
19 |
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| Thursday |
20 |
Osage |
Pawhuska |
700 pm |
County Fairgrounds |
| Friday |
21 |
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| Saturday |
22 |
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| Sunday |
23 |
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| Monday |
24 |
Ottawa |
Miami |
700 pm |
Civic Center |
| Tuesday |
25 |
Okfuskee |
Okemah |
700 pm |
OSU Extension Office |
| Wednesday |
26 |
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| Thursday |
27 |
Franklin |
Ozark |
700 pm |
Franklin County Agri-Extension Office |
| Friday |
28 |
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| Saturday |
29 |
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| Sunday |
30 |
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| Monday |
31 |
Sequoyah |
Sallisaw |
700
pm |
Sallisaw
Civic Center |
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