National Weather Service Tulsa, Oklahoma facts for kids

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Agency overview

Type	Meteorological
Headquarters	10159 E. 11th St. Suite 300, Tulsa, OK 36°08′56″N 95°51′43″W / 36.149°N 95.862°W / 36.149; -95.862
Employees	27
Agency executives	Steve Piltz, Meteorologist in Charge Ed Calianese, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Steven Cobb, Science Operations Officer
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.

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