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Local Hazardous Weather Outlook
Local Severe Weather Summary
NCEP's* Threat Assessment
* National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Local Storm Reports
Precipitation totals

Latest news from the Warning Coordination Meteorologist:

Severe Weather Outlooks
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Radar
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Observations and Maps
Regional Surface	U.S. Surface	Current Weather Satellite		Storm Reports

Local Spotter Information

Activation

Spotter Activation
SKYWARN Spotter Location Maps (pdf files): maps of area counties with suggested locations for spotters to view storms from.

Reporting

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Training/Info

Spotter Training Schedule
SKYWARN Spotter FAQ's (frequently asked questions)
NWS Skywarn Information
StormReady: a site to help cities, counties, and towns implement procedures to reduce the potential for disastrous, weather-related, consequences

References

The EF Tornado Scale (enhanced Fujita Scale)
Hail size and wind speed reference tables
Hail size Chart / Graphic (PDF)
Building a SKYWARN spotter network
Assessing storm damage
Severe Weather information
NOAA Weather Radio information
Past event summaries

Amateur Radio

SKYWARN Amateur Radio (HAM) Repeater listing - (local)
Amateur Radio Severe Weather Reporting Log
Summary of 2017 SKYWARN Recognition Day

Climatology

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