2012 Weather Awareness Training Sessions

For the NWS Sioux Falls CWA

Please note: Not all of the spotter training sessions are open to the general public.
For additional information regarding these spotter training sessions, please contact your
county Emergency Manager.

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Dates for the rest of the U.S.
SOUTH DAKOTA: April 23-27, 2012
Tornado Drill - Wednesday, April 25
Watch - 10:00 AM
Warning - 10:15 AM		 MINNESOTA: April 16-20, 2012
Tornado Drill - Thursday, April 19
Watch - 1:00 PM  
Warning - 1:45 PM
2nd Warning - 6:55 PM
(participating counties only)
NEBRASKA: March 19-23, 2012
Tornado Drill - Wednesday, March 21
Watch - 10:00 AM
Warning - 10:10 AM		 IOWA: April 2-6, 2012
Tornado Drill - Wednesday, April 4
Watch - 10:00 AM
Warning - 10:10 AM

(All events listed below are Spotter Training sessions unless otherwise noted.)



April, 2012 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
05 Marshall, MN
(Lyon County) 		7:00pm CDT Charter Hall 201 at SMSU
10 Worthington, MN
(Nobles County) 		7:00pm CDT Minnesota West
11 Ponca, NE
(Dixon County) 		7:00pm CDT Ponca Fire Hall
12 Sioux City, IA
(Woodbury County) 		7:00pm CDT WIT Auditorium. Open to the Public.
16 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County) 		7:00pm CDT At NCC. Need to Pre-register by calling NCC!
Contact Information: Pre-register by calling 800-352-4907
17 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County) 		1:30pm CDT At NCC. Need to Pre-register by calling NCC!
Contact Information: Pre-register by calling 800-352-4907
17 Sheldon, IA
(O'Brien County) 		7:00pm CDT At NCC. Need to Pre-register by calling NCC!
Contact Information: Pre-register by calling 800-352-4907
19 Mitchell, SD
(Davison County) 		7:00pm CDT MTI Auditorium - South Campus
23 Sioux Falls, SD
(Minnehaha County) 		7:00pm CDT Washington Pavilion - Open to the Public
24 Brookings, SD
(Brookings County) 		7:00pm CDT Rotunda SDSU
25 Yankton, SD
(Yankton/Clay/Bon Homme County) 		7:00pm CDT Fire Station #2, 201 West 23rd Street
30 Spencer, IA
(Clay/Dickinson/Buena Vista County) 		7:00pm CDT Clay County Regional Events Center 800 West 18th Street (Clay County Fairgrounds)

May, 2012 - Completed
Day City, State Time Location
01 Huron, SD
(Beadle/Kingsbury County) 		7:00pm CDT County Courthouse
There are currently no outreach events scheduled.

For further information concerning our warning program at 
National Weather Service Sioux Falls, please contact:
Todd Heitkamp, Warning Coordination Meteorologist.
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