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Where severe storms are possible, storm spotting groups such as Skywarn in the United States coordinate amateur radio operators and localized spotters to keep track of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Reports from spotters and chasers are given to the National Weather Service so that they have ground truth information to warn the general ...
The National Weather Service organizes in-person training sessions for storm spotters throughout the US. These often take place at a public venue such as a school or government building. Presentations usually include slide presentations and video. These sessions are free and open to the public for anyone wanting to become a spotter.
Many ARES operators are also part of storm spotter networks, e.g., SKYWARN (a program organized by the U.S. National Weather Service) and CANWARN (coordinated by Environment Canada). In many cases, the ARES Emergency Coordinator for a county coordinates all local Amateur Radio emergency and disaster communications activity.
Thursday, March 14, 6:00pm - Skywarn Spotter Training - Rush County. Saturday, March 16, 9:00am - Skywarn Spotter Training - Owen County. Monday, March 18, 6:00pm - Skywarn Spotter Training - Vigo ...
Michigan has an average of 15 tornadoes a year, typically in late spring and early summer. Here's how the statewide weather alert system works.
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A report of a tornado in south east Michigan on a path towards Essex County was relayed to Environment Canada's severe weather desk in Toronto, Ontario. Later that year, after the Edmonton tornado and at the request of the Hage Report [4] CANWARN was expanded beyond the initial program run out of the Windsor (Ontario) Weather Office. Organized ...
The primary role of REACT volunteers was to stand and watch on CB Emergency Channel 9 to help motorists. Later, duties grew to include radio communications after disasters (e.g., tornadoes and floods), and before disasters (storm spotting). REACT safety communications for parades, runs/walks, and other community events also became prominent.