2013 Spotter Show Schedule

Every year, the National Weather Service in Topeka presents spotter talks which are open to the general public.  Presentations are typically around 90 minutes long, and are given by a meteorologist from our office. Spotter training will focus on storm structure and accurate identification of important cloud features associated with supercell and squall line thunderstorms. 

While attending a talk we provide you with our contact information.  We encourage everyone to call the NWS once you are safe to pass along critical information about any severe weather you experienced.  We may also call you at your home and ask you about ongoing weather in your area or after the severe weather has passed to inquire about possible damage or hail size.

If you are unable to attend a class, or just want to review concepts, online spotter training courses are available to you!

This training is focused on the basics of convective weather and storm structure. We strongly encourage all county spotters and others who are interested in becoming spotters to complete this training as an introduction into basic spotting concepts.  This training takes around one hour can be accessed at

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=816

Additional valuable online spotter training videos can be found via the

NWS Norman website

Finally, an updated reference guide is available for download.  Just follow the link below.

New and improved storm spotter reference guide for download.

Below you will find a table of scheduled talks for 2013 in the NWS Topeka coverage area, which includes northeast, east central and north central Kansas.  If you are interested in attending a talk for your area, please see the table below for locations and dates. This schedule will continue to be updated so if you do not see a talk scheduled in your area yet, please be patient.  We appreciate your interest!



March, 2013 - Upcoming
Day City, State Time Location
06 Herington, KS
(Dickinson County) 		7:00pm CST Herington Community Center 810 South Broadway
07 Emporia, KS
(Lyon County) 		7:00pm CST County Fair Grounds Bowyer Building Hwy 50 and Industrial Road
11 Concordia, KS
(Cloud County) 		7:00pm CDT Cloud County Community College
12 Belleville, KS
(Republic County) 		7:00pm CDT 4H Building at the Fair grounds, Belleville
13 Holton, KS
(Jackson County) 		7:00pm CDT Jackson County Senior Citizens Building, 312 Penn. Ave
14 Burlingame, KS
(Osage County) 		7:00pm CDT Schuyler Community Center, 218 W. Fremont St.
18 Lawrence, KS
(Douglas County) 		7:00pm CDT South Middle School 2734 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS
19 Washington, KS
(Washington County) 		7:00pm CDT Emergency Services Building 900 D Street, Wasington, KS
20 Oskaloosa, KS
(Jefferson County) 		7:00pm CDT Oskaloosa Middle School 404 Park Street Oskaloosa, KS 66066
21 Waterville, KS
(Marshall County) 		7:00pm CDT Community Center at 136 W Commercial, Waterville.
25 Sabetha, KS
(Nemaha County) 		7:00pm CDT Community building 1116 Main St
26 Ottawa, KS
(Franklin County) 		7:00pm CDT Celebration Hall 1701 S. Elm
27 Wamego, KS
(Pottawatomie County) 		7:00pm CDT Wamego Fire Department 514 Plum St. Wamego, KS 66547
28 Clay Center, KS
(Clay County) 		7:00pm CDT Baptist Church Meeting Hall corner of 5th and Dexter.

April, 2013 - Upcoming
Day City, State Time Location
01 Junction City, KS
(Geary County) 		7:00pm CDT C.L. Hoover Opera House 135 W 7th St. Junction City
02 Hiawatha, KS
(Brown County) 		7:00pm CDT Fisher Center
03 Eskridge, KS
(Wabaunsee County) 		7:00pm CDT Mission Valley High School 12913 Mission Valley Road, Eskridge, KS 66423


February, 2013 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
19 Garnett, KS
(Anderson County) 		7:00pm CST North Lake community building in Garnett
20 Burlington, KS
(Coffey County) 		7:00pm CST Coffey County Fairgrounds 4H Building 605 S. Third
26 Council Grove, KS
(Morris County) 		7:00pm CST Courthouse meeting room 501 W. Main
27 Minneapolis, KS
(Ottawa County) 		7:00pm CST Ottawa County Courthouse basement. 307 N. Concord, Minneapolis KS(South Door to basement)
28 Horton, KS
(Brown County) 		7:00pm CST Horton High School Auditorium, located at 1120 1st Ave East in Horton.

March, 2013 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
04 Topeka, KS
(Shawnee County) 		3:00pm CST Washburn University Memorial Union (Student Union)
Contact Information: Dave Sterbenz, Director Shawnee County Emergency M
04 Topeka, KS
(Shawnee County) 		7:00pm CST Washburn University Memorial Union (Student Union)
Contact Information: Dave Sterbenz, Director Shawnee County Emergency M
05 Manhattan, KS
(Riley County) 		7:00pm CST Pottorf Hall (CICO park)

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