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A strange, green blob lurched across a southern Indiana weather radar Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service says it wasn't caused by rain.
Severe thunderstorm warning SVR – A severe thunderstorm is indicated by Doppler weather radar or sighted by Skywarn spotters or other persons, such as local law enforcement. A severe thunderstorm contains large damaging hail of 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter or larger, and/or damaging winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) or greater.
The National Weather Service offers storm spotting training session to the public throughout Central Indiana.
Skywarn consists of a network of severe storm spotters who observe weather conditions and make reports of severe weather to their local NWS offices. These spotters are regularly trained by personnel from the local NWS offices. In many areas, classes are conducted each spring in advance of the coming severe weather season. [2]
A severe thunderstorm warning (SAME code: SVR) is a type of public warning for severe weather that is issued by weather forecasting agencies worldwide when one or more severe thunderstorms have been detected by Doppler weather radar, observed by weather spotters, or reported by an emergency management agency, law enforcement, or the general ...
Aug. 21—SOUTHERN INDIANA — With the forecast this week calling for high tempatures above 90 degrees and the heat index climbing into triple digits, Clark and Floyd counties are offering ...
A storm spotter is a specific type of weather spotter. In the U.S., these volunteers are usually trained by the National Weather Service or local Skywarn group, and are given a phone number, internet outlet, or amateur radio frequency to report to if a severe weather event, such as a tornado, severe thunderstorm, or flash flood occurs where the ...
The threat of severe weather, including tornadoes in the Southern states, was raised to high level in some locations earlier this week. Reports of damaging winds stretched from Louisiana to the ...