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, 2009 - Completed | |||
| Day | City, State | Time | Location |
| 19 | Wakeeney, KS
(Trego County) |
7:00pm CST | Western Electric Cooperative Community Room |
| 23 | Cimarron, KS
(Gray County) |
7:00pm CST | Library, 120 North Main street |
| 24 | Liberal, KS
(Seward County) |
7:00pm CST | Activity Center at the fair grounds. |
| 26 | Dodge City, KS
(Ford County) |
7:00pm CST | Rose room, basement of Gov. Center |
| March, 2009 - Completed | |||
| Day | City, State | Time | Location |
| 02 | Scott City, KS
(Scott County) |
7:00pm CST | EMS building - 110 East 4th |
| 03 | Johnson, KS
(Stanton County) |
7:00pm CST | 4H building - East Greenwood South Avenue |
| 04 | St. John, KS
(Stafford County) |
7:00pm CST | Court House annex - 209 N. Broadway |
| 05 | Meade, KS
(Meade County) |
7:00pm CST | 725 W. Carthage (fire station) |
| 09 | Garden City, KS
(Finney County) |
3:00pm CDT | Law Enforcement Center - 304 N 9th - basement conference room |
| 09 | Garden City, KS
(Finney County) |
7:00pm CDT | Law Enforcement Center - 304 N 9th - basement conference room |
| 10 | Ulysses, KS
(Grant County) |
7:00pm CDT | Lawson Room at the fair grounds. |
| 11 | Syracuse, KS
(Hamilton County) |
6:30pm MDT | High School lecture hall - north on main street |
| 12 | LaCrosse, KS
(Rush County) |
7:00pm CDT | County Extension - 702 Main St. |
| 16 | Ashland, KS
(Clark County) |
7:00pm CDT | Ashland Community Center - 812 Main St. |
| 17 | Larned, KS
(Pawnee County) |
7:00pm CDT | JA Hass exhibit building at the fair grounds - 400 East 18th |
| 18 | Jetmore, KS
(Hodgeman County) |
7:00pm CDT | King Center on Main street. |
| 19 | Lakin, KS
(Kearny County) |
7:00pm CDT | Library meeting room |
| 23 | Greensburg, KS
(Kiowa County) |
7:00pm CDT | Trailer west of the courthouse on Florida St |
| 24 | Ness City, KS
(Ness County) |
7:00pm CDT | Old Bank Building - 102 Main |
| 25 | Pratt, KS
(Pratt County) |
7:00pm CDT | Community Center - 619 North Main |
| 26 | Dighton, KS
(Lane County) |
7:00pm CDT | Courthouse Community Room - 144 S. Lane |
| 30 | Sublette, KS
(Haskell County) |
7:00pm CDT | Basement of the Courthouse - 300 S. Inman |
| 31 | Hays, KS
(Ellis County) |
7:00pm CDT | Sternberg Museum |
| April, 2009 - Completed | |||
| Day | City, State | Time | Location |
| 02 | Coldwater, KS
(Comanche County) |
7:00pm CDT | High School |
| 06 | Minneola, KS
(Clark County) |
7:00pm CDT | Civic Center at 130 North Main St. |
| 09 | Elkhart, KS
(Morton County) |
7:00pm CDT | EMS Building - 722 S. Stevens |
| 16 | Kinsley, KS
(Edwards County) |
7:00pm CDT | 4H building - South US 183 HWY |
| 28 | Hugoton, KS
(Stevens County) |
7:00pm CDT | Fire Department - 109 NW Ave |
| 29 | Location Undetermined
(Barber County) |
7:00pm CDT | No presentation scheduled this year |
| There are currently no outreach events scheduled. | |||
