Agency Name: | National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Headquarters: | 10159 E. 11th St. Suite 300, Tulsa, OK |
Coordinates: | 36.149°N -95.862°W |
Chief1 Name: | Steve Piltz |
Chief1 Position: | Meteorologist in Charge |
Chief2 Name: | Ed Calianese |
Chief2 Position: | Warning Coordination Meteorologist |
Chief3 Name: | Steven Cobb |
Chief3 Position: | Science Operations Officer |
Employees: | 27 |
Agency Type: | Meteorological |
Parent Agency: | National Weather Service |
National Weather Service - Tulsa, Oklahoma (TSA) is a local weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 7 counties in Northwestern Arkansas, and 25 counties in Eastern Oklahoma. The current office in Tulsa maintains a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar system, and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) that greatly improve forecasting in the region. Tulsa is in charge of weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation weather and NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts in its service area. The office operates two Doppler weather radars, one in Tulsa (INX), and the other in Fort Smith, Arkansas (SRX). Steve Piltz is the Meteorologist-In-Charge (MIC) of this office.[1]