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About Derechos -
Storm Prediction Center |
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Advanced Spotters' Field Guide
PDF version NWS |
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Amateur Radio
Spotters For Southeast WIsconsinREADME |
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Assessing Storm Damage
- NWS La Crosse |
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Basic Spotter Field Guide -
PDF version NWS |
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Basic & Advanced Spotter Training Manual
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By David Drummond |
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Building A Spotter Network -
NWS La Crosse |
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Cloud Catalog
- Univ. Of IL. |
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Cloud Catalog - Plymouth State
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Defensive
Driving - |
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E-Mail Alerts & Weather Warnings |
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Enhanced
Fujita Tornado Scale |
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Fond Du Lac Area Skywarn Team (FAST)
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin |
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Getting Started In Storm Spotting |
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GPS |
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GPS |
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Green Thunderstorms
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USA Today |
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Hail & Wind Measurement Charts |
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Identifying Cloud Features
By Gene Moore Excellent photos! |
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Light Bar Laws |
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Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCS)
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Comet Training Module |
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Meteorology Dictionary
NWS |
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Microburst Handbook
- NOAA |
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National Severe Storms Workshop (2005) |
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National Spotter frequencies by state |
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Night Spotting
- Skip Voros (WD9HAS) |
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Non Tornado Homepage
(Tornado Look-alikes) |
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Quick Study Guide Page 1, Definitions (PDF) - Milwaukee NWS
Quick Study Guide Page 2, Diagrams |
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Radar Software from Gibson Ridge |
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Radar Training
NWS Padukah |
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Radar Training
(126 slides , PowerPoint, 30 Mb) NWS Pueblo |
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Reporting Criteria
for SE Wisconsin |
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Reporting Hail
-
Skip Voros (WD9HAS) |
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Reporting High Winds
- Skip Voros (WD9HAS) |
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Satellite Interpretation (Basic/Beginner) - MNSU |
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Severe Weather Watchers Handbook
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Environment Canada |
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Storm Prediction Center
Maps and product information |
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Spotter Quality Reports 15 Minute Audio-Video, Real
Time Player |
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Spotter Frequencies
In
Wisconsin |
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2009 Spotter Training
Schedules
in Wisconsin |
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SPOTTER TRAINING PROGRAM
links can be in Powerpoint, Zip files, or standard
web browser presentations. Some programs are very large (equivalent to a
DVD and contain video segments.) A high-speed broadband line is
required. |
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Spotter Training Slides - Zip file Des Moines
NWS |
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Spotter
Training Slides -
Des Moines NWS |
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Spotter Training Slide
-Indianapolis NWS 32 Minute Webshow
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Spotter Training Program -
Jacksonville Florida NWS
office |
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Spotter Training Slides
- Key West NWS |
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Spotter Training Program
- Lincoln Illinois NWS 11 MB PFD |
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Spotter Training Slides Basic - Los
Angeles NWS |
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Spotter Training Slides -
Milwaukee NWS 2006 PowerPoint
(PPT) |
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Spotter Training Slides - Advanced, Milwaukee NWS
2006
PPT |
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Spotter Training Slides
- Milwaukee NWS 2008
NEW PPT
DVD=Equiv. |
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Spotter Training Slides
- Advanced Milwaukee NWS 2008
NEW
PPT DVD |
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Spotter Training Slides
- Nashville NWS |
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Spotter Training Program - Tampa Bay NWS |
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Spotter & Radar Training
- Pueblo NWS 30 Mb PPT |
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Spotter Training Slides - Tallahassee NWS |
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Spotter Training Slides -
San Diego NWS |
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Spotter Training Slides - Wakefield Virgina
NWS |
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Spotter Training VIDEO CLIPS
(Various
formats)
Major search engines such as Google, and video upload sites like
Youtube.com, and Liveleak.com, have video
clip search functions. Key words include TORNADO, FUNNEL CLOUD, HAIL, WIND,
FLOODING.
Iowa State University Videos Clips:
Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3
Clip 4
Clip 5
Clip 6
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Storm Spotter & Chaser Glossary -
NOAA |
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Storm Spotting & Public Awareness -
Charles Doswell |
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Water Spouts -
Key West NWS
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WEATHER STATION EQUIPMENT
Anemometers
(Wind speed)
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What's Learned From Storm Damage Surveys
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Brian Smith, Valley NE, NWS |
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Why Have Spotters?
- Rusty Kapela, Milwaukee NWS |
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