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Skywarn

SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.

SKYWARN® storm spotters are not the same as storm chasers. Storm spotters often remain within a relatively short distance of their homes, or even spot directly from home given a clear enough view. A storm spotter's goal is to observe as much pertinent information as possible, and relay that information to meteorologists at the National Weather Service. Storm spotters are literally the eyes of the NWS, and can often see dangers below or beyond radar's capabilities.

The primary means of communicating with the National Weather Service as a SKYWARN® storm spotter is via radio. Emergency management personnel and law enforcement can communicate with one another and to a central operator, who then relays their reports to the NWS, typically via amateur radio.

updated 2010-07-17 22:03:55

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Weather

Weather refers to the atmospheric conditions that occur at a given point in time. Weather can be found on any planet with an atmosphere, and it can be described in local, regional, or global terms. Severe weather events are among the deadliest of all natural disasters.

updated 2010-07-18 02:18:16

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updated 2010-07-18 02:40:09

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Tropical Storms

Tropical storms are defined as a tropical cyclone where the maximum wind speeds exceeds 39 miles per hour, but are under 73 miles per hour. During a tropical storm, rainfall is usually organized in "bands" around the outer bounds of the weather disturbance. In the center of a tropical storm is the "eye," surrounded by circles of high winds and heavy rain. As the system spins, centrifugal force pulls the bands outwards.http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tropics/tc_structure.htm

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States, a tropical storm or cyclone becomes a hurricane when the winds exceed 73 miles per hour.http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/A5.html

Tropical storms form each year beginning in the month of June. The storms pose a risk to the East Coast and Gulf states of the U.S. The storms, named alphabetically, can pose a risk when they make landfall to as they carry high winds and torrential downpours. Aside from high winds, rain, and thunder and lightening, tornadoes are sometimes associated with tropical storms. The storms can also create high tides which threaten coastal states.http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tropics/tc_names.htm

For the latest information on tropical storms arising from the Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, visit the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center as they provide a tropical storm tracker that is frequently updated. The service is overseen by Hurricanes.gov.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index ...

updated 2010-07-22 18:57:44

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