NWS Buffalo
Tour Policy
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Requested tours should be made
at least 4 weeks in
advance.
- Tours
are conducted between 11:00
AM-1:00 PM and from 5:00 PM-8:00
PM, Monday through Friday.
- The
maximum size of a tour group
shall only be:
* 15 - if a mix of adults and
children.
* 10 - if
adults only.
* If your
group has more than the above
number of people, you can
schedule a second tour date to
accommodate the extra people.
*
However, due to limited staffing
these requests cannot always be
filled.
- The
minimum age for a tour is 12
years old.
- We
will respond to the online
requests either through
e-mail or a telephone
call.
-
Scheduled tours may be
cancelled due to unforeseen
staff shortages or an usually
heavy workload due to weather.
We will call if a tour needs to
be cancelled or rescheduled.
- A
visitor list shall be
provided prior to the group
visit. This can be done through
the mail, e-mail
or submitted with the form
below.
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Proof of group affiliation
or form of identification
will be requested upon your
arrival.
- Plan
to minimize personal
belongings brought into the
NWS. Packages, purses,
briefcases, etc may be subject
to manual search.
CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY
INFORMATION COLLECTING AND
SHARING
All the information users submit
to NWS is done on a voluntary
basis. When a user clicks the
"Submit" button on any of the
Web forms found on NWS's sites
they are indicating voluntarily
consent to the conditions
outlined in this policy. We do
not collect personally
identifiable information (e.g.,
name, address, phone number,
e-mail address) unless you
provide it. In all cases, the
information collected is used to
respond to user inquiries or to
provide services requested by
our users. Any information
provided through one of our Web
forms is removed from Web
servers within seconds,
increasing the protection for
this information.
Click here to view the full
NOAA/NWS Privacy Policy.
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To request a tour, please contact the National Weather
Service in Buffalo.
- Judith Levan, Warning Coordination
Meteorologist by email to
Judith.Levan@noaa.gov
or
- By Phone at 716-565-0204.
Please be include the following information:
- Contact Person
- Telephone Number
- Email address
- Name of Organization, Group or School
- Number and age group expected in the tour
- Several possible dates for the visit and/or tour
- Please allow several days for the NWS Buffalo to
get back to you.
We will schedule the event as quickly as possible. |
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