2008 Spotter Training Sessions

For the NWS Sioux Falls CWA

Please note: Not all of the spotter training sessions are open to the general public.
For additional information regarding these spotter training sessions, please contact your
county Emergency Manager.

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Dates for the rest of the U.S.
SOUTH DAKOTA: April 20-24, 2009
Tornado Drill - Wednesday, April 22
Watch - 10:00 AM
Warning - 10:15 AM
MINNESOTA: April 20-24, 2009
Tornado Drill - Thursday, April 23
Watch - 9:00 AM
Warning - 1:45 PM
2nd Warning - 6:55 PM
(participating counties only)
NEBRASKA: April 6-10, 2009
Tornado Drill - Wednesday, April 8
Watch - 10:00 AM
Warning - 10:10 AM
IOWA: April 6-10, 2009
Tornado Drill - Wednesday, April 8
Watch - 10:00 AM
Warning - 10:10 AM

(All events listed below are Spotter Training sessions unless otherwise noted.)




March, 2008 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
25 Slayton, MN
(Murray County)
7:00pm CDT At Fire Hall
26 Vermillion, SD
(Clay County)
7:00pm CDT Farber Hall on USD Campus
27 De Smet, SD
(Kingsbury County)
7:00pm CDT 4H Building

April, 2008 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
01 Storm Lake, IA
(Buena Vista County)
7:00pm CDT Storm Lake South School Auditorium
03 Flandreau, SD
(Moody County)
7:00pm CDT County Extension Building
07 Sioux City, IA
(Woodbury County)
3:00pm CDT WIT
07 Climbing Hill, IA
(Woodbury County)
7:00pm CDT Sub Station
08 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County)
1:30pm CDT NCC
Contact Information: Call NCC to Register
08 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County)
7:00pm CDT NCC
Contact Information: Call NCC to Register
09 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County)
1:30pm CDT NCC
Contact Information: Call NCC to Register
09 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County)
7:00pm CDT NCC
Contact Information: Call NCC to Register
14 Spirit Lake, IA
(Dickinson County)
7:00pm CDT Community Room in Courthouse
15 Spencer, IA
(Clay County)
7:00pm CDT Clay County 4H Auditorium
16 Cherokee, IA
(Cherokee County)
7:00pm CDT Community Center
17 Huron, SD
(Beadle County)
3:00pm CDT County Extension Building
17 Huron, SD
(Beadle County)
7:00pm CDT Northwestern Energy Office Building
21 Worthington, MN
(Nobles County)
7:00pm CDT Minnesota West Campus
22 Madison, SD
(Lake County)
7:00pm CDT County Extension Building
23 Lesterville, SD
(Yankton/Bon Homme County)
7:00pm CDT Fire Dept
24 Marshall, MN
(Lyon County)
7:00pm CDT SMSU Charter Hall Room 217
28 Sioux Falls, SD
(Minnehaha County)
7:00pm CDT Great Hall in the Washington Pavilion. Multi-County training for Minnehaha, Turner, and Lincoln counties.
29 Mitchell, SD
(Davison County)
7:00pm CDT Mitchell Technical Institute Theater, South Campus at 1800 East Spruce
30 Oacoma, SD
(Brule County)
7:00pm CDT Joint Buffalo/Brule County Talk at the Oacoma Community Center

May, 2008 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
05 Le Mars, IA
(Plymouth County)
7:00pm CDT Law Enforcement Center
06 Ponca, NE
(Dixon County)
7:00pm CDT Fire Hall
07 Elk Point, SD
(Union County)
7:00pm CDT Community Room (Basement of the Court House)
07 Lake Andes, SD
(Charles Mix County)
7:00pm CDT Lake Andes Community Center
08 Brookings, SD
(Brookings County)
7:00pm CDT Main Lecture room in the Biostress Building on SDSU Campus
12 Jackson, MN
(Jackson County)
7:00pm CDT Minnesota West Community & Technical College
13 Pipestone, MN
(Pipestone County)
7:00pm CDT Performing Arts Center in Pipestone
There are currently no outreach events scheduled.

For further information concerning our warning program at 
National Weather Service Sioux Falls, please contact:
Todd Heitkamp, Warning Coordination Meteorologist.

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