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SKYWARNTM Spotter Program
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The SkywarnTM Spotter program is a voluntary program in which the public can participate and interact with your local NWS Office. SkywarnTM spotters are encouraged to relay critical weather information to their local NWS Office, in support of the Warning and Forecast Operations. The information they provide routinely helps the NWS Forecasters make better/more informed forecasts, and helps them to warn others of impending dangers or hazards.
To Report Severe Weather to the NWS |
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This phone system menu was set up to enable Severe Weather Reporting for NWS Spotters and the general public. Your severe weather reports reach forecasters in real time and, after quality control, may be included in a Local Storm Report (LSR) product. Information included in LSR's is also plotted on a map in real time along with Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warning polygons.
Click on this map to see the latest severe weather reports during the past 72 hours.
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A list of what we ask our Spotters to report.
"How do I become a SkywarnTM Spotter," you ask??
SkyWarnTM Spotters are asked to receive weather spotter training and safety information during informational sessions, normally conducted by the local NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM), and Forecasters. These training sessions are usually conducted in the Spring and Summer months, in anticipation of the climatological Severe Weather Season.
Many of our SkywarnTM spotters are also Amateur Radio operators. These spotters use amateur radio frequencies to relay important and time sensitive information to the NWS. See a map of frequencies listened to by the NWS.
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