Spring Weather Awareness Presentations for North-Central Kansas and South-Central Nebraska

This spring will bring another round of severe and hazardous weather to south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. The National Weather Service (NWS) and your local Emergency Management Agencies want you to be knowledgeable and prepared regarding potentially severe and hazardous springtime weather.

The following is information regarding 2010 Spring Weather Awareness presentations in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. The list will be updated frequently, so check back for the latest information about a presentation in your area.

The meetings will last about 2 hours and will be divided into two sections. The first section will focus on Basic Storm Spotting information and last about 45 minutes.

The second section will consist of Advanced Storm Spotting information. It will focus on radar interpretation and include a group warning scenario.

Each multimedia presentation will be conducted by a NWS meteorologist.

The meetings are free. All spotters and the general public are encouraged to attend a presentation in your area.

Contact the National Weather Service in Hastings, NE or your local Emergency Management Agency for additional information.

For the complete list of meetings in the Hastings, Nebraska area, CLICK HERE.

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2010 Spotter Talk Schedule - Topeka, Kansas

Every year, the National Weather Service in Topeka gives basic spotter training courses, which are available to the general public. Our spotters are our 'eyes and ears' in the field, and are invaluable to us in accomplishing our mission of protecting life and property. Training presentations are typically about an hour long, and are given by a meteorologist from our office. If you are interested in becoming a spotter, and we are in need of spotters in your area, we will have sign up sheets available at the spotter training sessions. (Please note that in some of the more populated areas, we may have many spotters already, such as the Topeka and Lawrence areas, and may not be adding new spotters.) However there are many rural areas in which we very much need spotters to report weather phenomena.

Current spotters are encouraged to attend training sessions as a refresher course on how to identify storm features, what to look for, and what to call into our office.

Once you are registered, we encourage spotters to call in reports. We may also call you at your home and ask you about ongoing weather in your area.

Below you will find a link to a table of scheduled spotter talks for 2010 in the NWS Topeka coverage area, which includes northeast, east central and north central Kansas. If you are interested in attending a spotter talk for your area, please see the table below for locations and dates.

CLICK HERE for a list of scheduled spotter talks for 2010.