The National Weather Service in Dodge City provides storm identification/spotter training sessions each spring. These sessions are done in cooperation with county Emergency Management agencies across the area. All training is free, is open for anyone to attend, and is not designed for just storm spotters. Anyone with a desire to learn how to identify severe weather and to learn about the dangers from these storms is encouraged to attend. The programs last a little over an hour.
Counties that will have training include: Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Meade, Morton, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott, Seward, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, and Trego. Check back often for updates.
The following is a schedule for training through April:
| February, 2008 - Completed | |||
| Day | City, State | Time | Location |
| 25 | Greensburg, KS
(Kiowa County) |
7:00pm CST | Trailer west of the Courthouse on Florida Street |
| 26 | Ness City, KS
(Ness County) |
7:00pm CST | Old Bank Building - 102 Main - Corner of Pennsylvania and main |
| 27 | St. John, KS
(Stafford County) |
7:00pm CST | Court House Annex - 209 N. Broadway |
| 28 | Liberal, KS
(Seward County) |
3:00pm CST | In the Activity Center at the Fairgrounds |
| 28 | Liberal, KS
(Seward County) |
7:00pm CST | In the Activity Center at the Fairgrounds |
| March, 2008 - Completed | |||
| Day | City, State | Time | Location |
| 03 | Sublette, KS
(Haskell County) |
7:00pm CST | Basement of the Courthouse - 300 S. Inman |
| 04 | Johnson City, KS
(Stanton County) |
7:00pm CST | 4H building - East Greenwood South Avenue |
| 05 | Pratt, KS
(Pratt County) |
7:00pm CST | Community Center - 619 North Main |
| 06 | Dodge City, KS
(Ford County) |
7:00pm CST | 100 Gunsmoke, basement. Rose Room. |
| 10 | Garden City, KS
(Finney County) |
3:00pm CDT | Law Enforcement Center - 304 N 9th - basement conference room |
| 10 | Garden City, KS
(Finney County) |
7:00pm CDT | Law Enforcement Center - 304 N 9th - basement conference room |
| 11 | Hugoton, KS
(Stevens County) |
7:00pm CDT | at the Fire Department - 109 NW Ave |
| 12 | Syracuse, KS
(Hamilton County) |
6:30pm MDT | High School lecture hall - north on main street |
| 17 | Montezuma, KS
(Gray County) |
7:00pm CDT | Senior Center on Main |
| 18 | Ulysses, KS
(Grant County) |
3:00pm CDT | Fair Grounds - Lawson Room |
| 18 | Ulysses, KS
(Grant County) |
7:00pm CDT | Fair Grounds - Lawson Room |
| 19 | Meade, KS
(Meade County) |
7:00pm CDT | at the Fire Station - 725 W Carthage or west HWY 54/160 |
| 20 | Kinsley, KS
(Edwards County) |
7:00pm CDT | 4H building - South US 183 |
| 24 | Hays, KS
(Ellis County) |
7:00pm CDT | Sternberg museum |
| 25 | Coldwater, KS
(Comanche County) |
7:00pm CDT | High School - 600 North Leavenworth |
| 26 | Lakin, KS
(Kearny County) |
7:00pm CDT | Library meeting room - 307 North Main |
| 27 | Elkhart, KS
(Morton County) |
7:00pm CDT | EMS building at 722 South Stevens |
| 31 | Ashland, KS
(Clark County) |
7:00pm CDT | Ashland Community Center - 812 Main Street |
| April, 2008 - Completed | |||
| Day | City, State | Time | Location |
| 01 | Larned, KS
(Pawnee County) |
7:00pm CDT | JA Hass exhibit building at the fair grounds - 400 East 18th |
| 02 | Jetmore, KS
(Hodgeman County) |
7:00pm CDT | King Center on Main Street |
| 03 | Minneola, KS
(Clark County) |
7:00pm CDT | The Civic Connection at the corner of Main and Elm Streets. |
| 07 | Dighton, KS
(Lane County) |
7:00pm CDT | at the Courthouse Community Room - 144 S. Lane |
| 08 | Kiowa, KS
(Barber County) |
7:00pm CDT | The K of C Hall - 1218 East Main |
| 09 | Wakeeney, KS
(Trego County) |
7:00pm CDT | R.E.C building - Just north of the I-70 east interchange. |
| 10 | Scott City, KS
(Scott County) |
7:00pm CDT | EMS building - 303 Court |
| 14 | LaCrosse, KS
(Rush County) |
7:00pm CDT | County Extension - 702 Main St. |
| 24 | Medicine Lodge, KS
(Barber County) |
7:00pm CDT | Knights of Columbus/VFW Building on West Kansas Avenue |
| There are currently no outreach events scheduled. | |||
