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SEVERE WEATHER!!! Its effects are felt by many of us during our lifetimes. To obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and cooperating organizations, have established Skywarn Spotter Networks. Although Skywarn spotters are essential information sources for all types of weather hazards, your largest responsibility as a Skywarn spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms. In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, and over 900 tornadoes occur across the United States. During the past 10 years, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash floods have killed nearly 2,300 people in the United States and injured thousands of others. Because of storm spotter reports, such as those you provided, plus the addition of new technology and improved warning dissemination, this death toll was reduced by more than 800 from the previous 10 years. While the figures still appear staggering, several thousand lives have been saved by reports from storm spotters.
Your information, coupled with Doppler radar, satellite, and other data, has enabled the National Weather Service to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash floods. This guide has been designed to assist you in the important task of observing and reporting hazardous weather and protecting yourself during your encounters with hostile weather situations. I am pleased that you are part of the ranks of those who form the Nation’s first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that your efforts have given a community the precious gift of time...seconds and minutes that can save lives. Visit the national SKYWARN web site at http://www.skywarn.org |
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Weather Spotters Information |
| Basic Spotters’ Field Guide |
| Advanced Spotters' Field Guide |
| Detailed Weather Information |
| Disaster Supplies Kit |
| Fire |
| Flood and Flash Flood |
| Tornado |
| Severe Thunderstorm |
| Winter Storm |
| Weather Preparedness Guides |
| Flash Floods and Floods...The Awesome Power! |
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Are You Ready for a Flood or a Flash Flood? |
| NOAA Weather Radio...The Voice of the National Weather Service |
| Thunderstorms...Tornadoes...Lightning...Nature's Most Violent Storms |
| Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm? |
| Are You Ready for a Tornado? |
| Winter Storms The Deceptive Killers |
| Weather Safety Rules |
| Flash Flood Safety Rules |
| Flood Safety Rules |
| Thunderstorm/Lightning Safety Rules |
| Tornado Safety Rules |
| Winter Storm Safety Rules |
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Just For Kids |
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Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book |
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