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The NWS Norman Forecast Office would like to thank the emergency managers and others who organized spotter training sessions for the past few years. NWS meteorologists conduct an average of 40 training sessions per year at the invitation of local emergency managers. Spotters serve as the last line of defense against the dangerous storms we encounter so frequently here. Thanks to these efforts, about 2100 people have been trained as storm spotters each year during the past five years in the NWS Norman area of responsibility. The NWS and the communities served and protected by storm spotters greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication.

Spotter training has ended for 2007, but will begin again in January 2008. Here is a rundown of the attendance for the 2002-2007 spotter training sessions.
2007 Spotter Training Classes
(some attendance numbers are estimates)
Date City Count
Jan. 18 Midwest City, OK 45
Jan. 18 Vernon, TX 45
Jan. 22 Clinton, OK 27
Jan. 23 Madill, OK 60
Jan. 23 Wayne, OK 13
Jan. 25 Tishomingo, OK 33
Jan. 27 Stillwater, OK 75
Jan. 29 Cordell, OK 10
Jan. 30 Marietta, OK 21
Feb. 01 Ardmore, OK 20
Feb. 01 Woodward, OK 146
Jan. 20 Lone Grove, OK 35
Feb. 05 Atoka, OK 22
Feb. 05 Duncan, OK 92
Feb. 08 Oklahoma City, OK 40
Feb. 08 Hobart, OK 32
Feb. 10 Wichita County, TX 93
Feb. 12 Elk City, OK 43
Feb. 12 Tecumseh, OK 40
Feb. 13 Blackwell, OK 55
Feb. 13 Seymour, TX 11
Feb. 15 Wetumka, OK 20
Feb. 20 Enid, OK 50
Feb. 21 Oklahoma County, OK 30
Feb. 21 Norman, OK 69
Feb. 21 Coalgate, OK 12
Feb. 22 Seminole, OK 36
Feb. 26 Ada, OK 30
Feb. 27 Perry, OK 43
Feb. 28 Citizen Pottawatomie Nation 15
Mar. 01 Medford, OK 25
Mar. 03 National Svr Wx Workshop 225
Mar. 05 Lawton, OK 58
Mar. 06 El Reno, OK 39
Mar. 08 Archer City, TX 20
Mar. 12 Alva, OK 79
Mar. 12 Waurika, OK 25
Mar. 13 Altus, OK 82
Mar. 15 Chillicothe, TX 25
Mar. 19 Chandler, OK 123
Mar. 20 Edmond, OK 72
Mar. 22 Durant, OK 60
Mar. 23 Chickasha, OK 44
Mar. 26 Sulphur, OK Canc.
Mar. 27 Cheyenne, OK 75
Mar. 28 Henrietta, TX 44
Mar. 29 Cherokee, OK 23
2007 Total 2282
2006 Spotter Training Classes
(some attendance numbers are estimates)
Date City Count
Jan. 17 Marietta, OK 14
Jan. 19 Newcastle, OK 38
Jan. 23 Cordell, OK 13
Jan. 24 Tecumseh, OK 28
Jan. 26 Madill, OK 60
Jan. 30 Kingfisher, OK 18
Jan. 31 Stillwater, OK 118
Feb. 02 Midwest City, OK 53
Feb. 02 Ardmore, OK 30
Feb. 06 Atoka, OK 23
Feb. 07 Cheyenne, OK 24
Feb. 08 Watonga, OK 30
Feb. 08 Wetumka, OK 32
Feb. 09 Durant, OK 65
Feb. 11 Lone Grove, OK 38
Feb. 13 Seminole, OK 53
Feb. 16 Altus, OK 115
Feb. 18 Burkburnett, TX Canc.
Feb. 21 Weatherford, OK 17
Feb. 23 Oklahoma City, OK 61
Feb. 23 Seymour, TX 24
Feb. 27 Duncan, OK 65
Feb. 28 Mustang, OK 60
Feb. 28 Enid, OK 73
Mar. 02 Woodward, OK 101
Mar. 04 National Svr Wx Workshop 300
Mar. 06 Elk City, OK 67
Mar. 06 Ada, OK 72
Mar. 07 Henrietta, TX 75
Mar. 07 Tonkawa, OK 61
Mar. 09 Citizen Pottawatomie Nation 17
Mar. 13 Norman, OK 235
Mar. 14 Vici, OK 38
Mar. 16 Chillicothe, TX 70
Mar. 20 Knox City, TX 23
Mar. 20 Hobart, OK 56
Mar. 21 Lawton, OK Canc.
Mar. 23 Arnett, OK 56
Mar. 27 Chandler, OK 85
Mar. 28 Chickasha, OK 74
Mar. 30 Perry, OK 60
2006 Total 2442
 
2005 Spotter Training Classes
(some attendance numbers are estimates)
Date City Count
Jan. 12 Midwest City, OK 78
Jan. 18 Elk City, OK 61
Jan. 20 Perry, OK 53
Jan. 22 Lone Grove, OK 52
Jan. 24 Ada, OK 30
Jan. 25 Madill, OK 80
Jan. 27 Ardmore, OK 43
Jan. 31 Sulphur, OK 52
Feb. 01 Shawnee, OK 65
Feb. 03 Durant, OK 39
Feb. 05 Burkburnett, TX 85
Feb. 07 Edmond, OK 26
Feb. 08 Watonga, OK 26
Feb. 10 Oklahoma City, OK 37
Feb. 10 Woodward, OK 74
Feb. 11 Little Axe 60
Feb. 15 Atoka, OK 34
Feb. 15 Cordell, OK 30
Feb. 16 Wetumka, OK 13
Feb. 17 Tishomingo, OK 53
Feb. 22 Seymour, TX 25
Feb. 24 Norman, OK 79
Feb. 25 Chickasha, OK 30
Feb. 28 Clinton, OK 48
Mar. 05 Henrietta, TX 61
Mar. 01 Newkirk, OK 83
Mar. 01 Lawton, OK 85
Mar. 03 National Svr Wx Workshop 275
Mar. 05 Duncan, OK 83
Mar. 07 Enid, OK 93
Mar. 08 Marietta, OK 25
Mar. 09 Chandler, OK 72
Mar. 14 Citizen Pottawatomi Nation 24
Mar. 15 Hobart, OK 52
Mar. 17 Chillicothe, TX 23
Mar. 21 Waurika, OK 27
Mar. 22 Taloga, OK 45
Mar. 23 Jones, OK 22
Mar. 24 Altus, OK 84
Mar. 28 Laverne, OK 41
Mar. 29 Stillwater, OK 170
Mar. 30 Oklahoma City ERT 72
Mar. 31 Seminole, OK 75
2005 Total 2585
2004 Spotter Training Classes
(some attendance numbers are estimates)
Date City Count
Jan. 12 Blackwell, OK 90
Jan. 20 Cordell, OK 29
Jan. 22 Seminole, OK 51
Jan. 26 Madill, OK 35
Jan. 27 Perry, OK 30
Jan. 29 Stillwater, OK 53
Jan. 31 Lone Grove, OK 36
Feb. 02 Tecumseh, OK 38
Feb. 03 Woodward, OK 25
Feb. 05 Edmond, OK 57
Feb. 07 Wichita Falls, TX 84
Feb. 09 Duncan, OK 40
Feb. 10 Weatherford, OK 25
Feb. 12 Oklahoma City, OK 33
Feb. 13 Chickasha, OK 23
Feb. 17 Atoka, OK 40
Feb. 18 Enid, OK 103
Feb. 19 Wetumka, OK 19
Feb. 23 Jones, OK 30
Feb. 24 Falconhead, OK 51
Feb. 26 Norman, OK 78
Mar. 01 Lawton, OK 72
Mar. 02 Henrietta, TX 41
Mar. 04 Durant, OK 45
Mar. 06 National Svr Wx Workshop 350
Mar. 08 Cheyenne, OK 32
Mar. 09 Seymour, TX 33
Mar. 11 Newcastle, OK 13
Mar. 15 Elk City 51
Mar. 16 Crowell, TX 26
Mar. 18 Chillicothe, TX 19
Mar. 22 Munday, TX 20
Mar. 22 Ada, OK 30
Mar. 23 Taloga, OK 57
Mar. 25 Altus, OK 72
Mar. 29 Chandler, OK 69
Mar. 30 Kingfisher, OK 18
2004 Total 1918
 
2003 Spotter Training Classes
(some attendance numbers are estimates)
Date City Count
Jan. 11 Woodward, OK 41
Jan. 21 Wewoka, OK 17
Jan. 23 Cordell, OK 35
Jan. 27 Tecumseh, OK 75
Jan. 28 Duncan, OK 58
Jan. 29 OKC ER Team/PD 95
Jan. 30 Madill, OK 33
Feb. 01 Oklahoma City, OK 19
Feb. 03 Elk City, OK 80
Feb. 04 Seiling, OK 45
Feb. 06 Stillwater, OK 54
Feb. 10 Atoka, OK 29
Feb. 11 Kingfisher, OK 26
Feb. 13 Edmond, OK 36
Feb. 14 OKC ER Team 33
Feb. 15 Burkburnett, TX 120
Feb. 18 Alva, OK 25
Feb. 19 Lawton, OK 60
Feb. 20 Wetumka, OK 31
Feb. 22 Lone Grove, OK 45
Feb. 25 Perry, OK 40
Feb. 27 Clinton, OK 31
Mar. 01 National Svr Wx Workshop 250
Mar. 03 Jones, OK 22
Mar. 04 Chickasha, OK 42
Mar. 06 Enid, OK 75
Mar. 10 Watonga, OK 40
Mar. 11 Cheyenne, OK 52
Mar. 12 Waurika, OK 50
Mar. 13 Ponca City, OK 95
Mar. 17 Cherokee, OK 55
Mar. 18 Chandler, OK 45
Mar. 19 Chillicothe, TX 20
Mar. 20 Altus, OK 75
Mar. 24 Elmore City, OK 20
Mar. 25 Shattuck, OK 37
Mar. 26 Ada, OK 42
Mar. 27 Woodward, OK 55
Mar. 31 Mangum, OK 25
Apr. 03 Durant, OK 25
Apr. 10 Ardmore, OK 15
2003 Total 2068
Spotter Talks 2002
(some attendance numbers are estimates)
Jan. 26 Ardmore, OK 85
Jan. 28 Cordell, OK 51
Jan. 29 Elmore City, OK 38
Feb. 2 Wichita Falls, TX 90
Feb. 4 Sulphur, OK 22
Feb. 5 Madill, OK 47
Feb. 7 Seminole, OK 69
Feb. 11 Stillwater, OK 40
Feb. 12 Atoka, OK 47
Feb. 15 Chillicothe, TX 28
Feb. 18 Shattuck, OK 47
Feb. 19 Edmond, OK 28
Feb. 25 Durant, OK 30
Feb. 26 Chickasha, OK 65
Feb. 28 Oklahoma City, OK 33
Mar. 2 National Svr Wx Workshop 250
Mar. 4 Enid, OK 55
Mar. 5 Tonkawa, OK 36
Mar. 7 Woodward, OK 44
Mar. 11 Lawton, OK 40
Mar. 12 Jones, OK 22
Mar. 14 Cashion, OK 39
Mar. 16 Burkburnett, TX 30
Mar. 18 Duncan, OK 40
Mar. 19 Chandler, OK 65
Mar. 21 Piedmont, OK 32
Mar. 25 Ada, OK 33
Mar. 26 Mill Creek, OK 27
Mar. 28 Henrietta, TX 25
2002 Total 1458
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