The Kansas Storm Spotter LIst  
We would like to thank all of you for the help over the years.  This page was started many years ago to help the community post important information about spotters.  Without your help we could not do this.
If you came here looking for spotting information please check out An Introduction to Storm Observation and Reporting by the National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma for more detailed information.
 Storm Spotter Glossary                Storm Chaser Store
Barton County
Rick Calvert BT407, KB0SYG - been spotting/chasing around ten years.
Tom Batt   KØTDB
Russell and Barton County (reside in Russell Co.) Been spotting chasing for 13 years!    
Butler County
Tanner Swift BU100 -
Gwen Parrish #534 - Volunteer with Butler County Emergency Management since 1996
WESTLEY STEINERT FFII
CHASING FOR 8 YRS,
SPOTTING FOR FIVE
Comanche County
Dave Gerstner -

Cowley County
CLICK HERE
Dickinson County
Billy Hansen DK214  -
Director of KSAJ and KABI radio stations.
David Lynch DK413 -
Spotting since 1997

Douglas County
Matt Withers 428 -
Spotting for 5 years
Bruce Stucky DG235
ham radio callsign is NK0Z
spotter for 6 years
Wayne Adams  Call letters espotter1
Now spotting in Kansas....Moved from Oklahoma where I was a spotter there. spotter # 426 for Douglas County Skywarn.
Ellis County
John Brady, n0vjj, and I have been a storm
spotter since 1978 (29 years). My fiancée, June Bell,  has been a storm spotter for 6 years. She is kc0kyi. We work in conjunction with the Ellis Co. Emergency Management and local police. We are also in ARES.
Ellsworth County
Kevin Odle EW105 -
has been spotting for 13 years, and chasing for 20
Ford County
GodfreyM.Flax KC0AUH - spotting for several years. Emergency coordinator for
A.R.E.S/Skywarn for Dist.6 Zone 29..

Franklin County
Parker Jarrod Sayler
Spotter for 7 years
Current job qualifications: Franklin County Sheriffs Dept 239(Dispatcher in  charge of radar and storm notification). Princeton/Ottawa area
Firefighter/County Storm Chaser

Harper County
Mike Loreg 701 Emergency Management Director for Harper County. I have been a spotter for eight years.
Jim Beasley 1270 -
Johnson County
Rev Dr. Peter M. Semadeni KC0EFB - spotter/chaser for   6 or 7
Nancy Hammond Ks 091
Spotter No. 78140312
Chasing for 15 years
Spotter since 1996 
Trained in the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Community Emergency Response Team. I also can spot for -Leavenworth, Wyandotte and Johnson county.  I always have my emergency equipment in the car.


Tim McCuiston Call sign:  NØSZE  I am a certified for Johnson County,KS Emergency Communications Service,Inc  been a spotter since 1993 We have a web site:  http://www.k0ecs.com  email address:  n0sze@arrl.net

Leavenworth County
Jack Finch 1484, NØLGY - Official NWS Cooperative Observer, Spotter since 1989
Also a member of US Army MARS, ARES, RACES, CAP
Jim Magee 1468 - Civil defense volunteer, and vlounteer firefighter for Kickapoo Fire Dept.

Lincoln County

Advanced class on Buoyancy and CAPE click here
Lyon County
Joseph Crane 96 -
Marion County
David Staatz 1069 - spotter for more than 5 yrs
LeeEstus kc0rvv . . . I am owner of Marion county repeater and we also use it for Skywarn for Marion county.  It has emergency power  and is 180ft so it covers most of Marion county.   

McPherson County
Jerry L. Bruce  MP407, KC0IFO , ARES since 2001,
Advanced SKYWARN Spotter , EMT-I / Firefighter in Lindsborg , KAKE~TV 10 Affiliate~Spotter, and have been a spotter for 25 years.....I work a large  multi-county area from K-15 west ..I am also co-owner of the Marion 147.09 repeater which is now live
Lee Estus ----- KCORVV I'm in McPherson county. I been a spotter for only a year. I am also Co-owner of the marion repeater 147.090+  so if your a spotter and in that area jump on use it anytime.

Miami County
Carl Ryder PA90024 - As a spotter in Johnson David A Abel 122 - trained Storm Spotter From Drexel Mo. that cover the east 1/2 of Miami County
Phillips County
Michael Stutterheim -

Pottawatomie County
Charles Cottrell PT412, N0YSR - spotting/chasing for 15 years.
Robert J. Herman PT307, NØRZS - Spotting/ chasing for twenty years
Phil "Nick" Nichols PT402   - Spotting for 8 years with Belvue Fire
Riley County
Bob Bartholic- WA0BOB 
RL-400 Spotting since 1997

Jason Haller RI417 - Member of NWS Spotter group & storm nut.

Rooks County
Doug Younker, N0LKK  Plainville ARES C3 EC, ACES RO, "sysop" of the APRS digi N0LKK-1 located N. of Plainville Spotter for 16  years.
Rush County
David Galusha  RH 803
I have been a spotter in Rush co. for about 10 years. I am a captain on the Otis Fire Dept.
Mr. Galusha RH 832
Rush Co. Emergency Preparedness director.

Russell County
Tom Batt    KØTDB
Russell and Barton County (reside in Russell Co.) Been spotting chasing for 13 years!    
Saline County
Kevin Reich 963 - emergency Coordinator for Saline Co. - KB0YGL.

Sedgwick County
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Shawnee
Richard Berg SN205 - with the Topeka Radio Club
Jon Holder 203 - trained skywarn spotter for 12 years, spotting for zone 13 ARES since 1991.

Sherman County
Doug Whitson - Sherman County Sheriff
15 years
Sumner County
Annette Kelley (Sheriff Reserve) Sumner County Sheriff Department Badge # 102 Have been a storm spotter for 18 years
Washington County
Andy Persell WS130
have been spotting for five years,'Storm Watching' for 15 years. 
Deb Aaron WS154 storm spotter 10+ years
Wyandotte County
Bob Summers K0BXF - ARRL Asst. SM KS, State MARS Director Army MARS
been spotting for over 40 years
 Matt Golden NØZOJ
spotting in Wyandotte County for about 3 years

Wyandotte County #202  (WYA202)
Spotter since 1983