Couldn't ask for a better fall day for the National Wx Festival coming this Saturday! #okwx OU Nightly

Our researchers are waiting to answer YOUR questions about weather phenomena. Find our booth on the 2nd floor of the National Weather Ctr at the National Wx Festival from 10 am to 2 pm, Oct. 29. We can't wait to see you!

Of course we can't have National Wx Festival without balloon launches (via NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory) with our incredible broadcast partners! Check out the schedule of those launches below - keeping in mind our FREE shuttle service for #NWF22 attendees!

Check out just a snippet of the attractions you will encounter at the 2022 National Wx Festival! #NWF22

What's it like to draw your own polygon on the weather radar? Join our Warning Decision Training Division and cross it off your bucket list! This is one of the many family-friendly activities National Wx Festival from 10 am to 2 pm, Oct. 29. #NWF2022

One more day to go! Our Warning Decision Training Division team is excited to see you National Wx Festival tomorrow from 10 am to 2 pm. They'll walk you through how to issue YOUR OWN severe weather warning. Look for them on the first floor of National Weather Ctr.

We're all set and can't wait to see you tomorrow, Saturday, October 29, 2022 for the National Wx Festival!! We'll have some #okmesonet swag for sale as well with everything priced at $10 and under! Hope to see you there - it's been too long!! #okwx #NWF22

⛈️'Twas the night before National Wx Festival - and no one could sleep, because we were so excited with all of the faces to greet! We will see you all here tomorrow at 10am-2pm! Check out the clear bag policy, the free visitor shuttle, and more at our website: ou.edu/nwc/nwf

11:30am National Wx Festival weather balloon 🎈launch with News 9 meteorologists Justin Rudicel and Andrew Adams #NWF22

Amazing to see the turnout for the National Wx Festival! Also really cool and such a pleasure to meet the koconews crew for great conversations and appreciation for the work they all do! Cheers to everyone involved in putting the festival together. Back to a quieter NWC on Monday 😄

No severe weather in Norman today, but there were plenty of warnings that were issued at the National Weather Ctr today for the National Wx Festival! ⛈️ CIWRO #NWF22

In 2019 I attended Weather Fest in the midst of transferring to OU for the following spring semester. For the first time since then, Weather Fest was back in-person today and I was able to experience the joy all over again as a Weather Friend! A full circle moment #NWF22

I had a BLAST at the National Weather Festival 2022. Issued my first tornado warning, met a ton of great people, and saw some pretty amazing things. Can’t wait for next year!

It was great getting to learn how tornado warnings are issued by NWS Norman and getting to issue my own during the National Weather Festival National Wx Festival today in Norman, OK.

We had a great time at the National Weather Festival this year! Thank you to everyone who came for a tour of the lab and your support of the Hurricane Fundraiser!

Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday and attended the 2022 National Weather Festival! We hope you and your families had a great time, and learned a lot! Hope to see you back here next year ⛈️

Pedro the Penguin was out and about this past weekend with our Red Cross team! We were able to share tips on how to prepare for severe weather at the National Weather Festival at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK National Wx Festival #NWF22

Hundreds of people issued their own severe weather warnings Saturday National Wx Festival with the help of the Warning Decision Training Division. One gentleman teared up: "I did not realize how much it would mean to me to issue the mock-tornado warning. …🧵

It meant so much to host many of you in our beloved building last weekend for the National Wx Festival! If you attended, feel free to share your pics below for us to share! 🌩 📸: Oklahoma Weather Lab