OkArkSkywarn extends its thanks to Roger Joliff with TAEMA along with TSA NWS MIC Steve Piltz and WCM Ed Calianese for an outstanding 2013 storm spotter training session, which took place on February 16. Thanks, as well, to the OU Schusterman Center for hosting the event and an additional note of appreciation to Roger for insuring there were an ample supply of hot coffee and donuts!

Approximately 80 people attended the event and took advantage of some great additional information on Dual-Pol radar products, additional methods of warning notification via the various cellular networks and detailed examples of recognizing key storm features as precursors to tornado formation.

We'd also like to thank Tulsa storm chaser Greg McLaughlin for his interesting discussion concerning rear flank downdrafts and their possible relation to tornadogenesis.