Spotter Training New Updates!

• If you attended the SKYWARN spotter training webinars on April 7th, May 21st, or June 2nd, you should now have received a welcome letter/spotter number via email. If you haven't please email scott.entrekin@noaa.gov to follow up.  
• YouTube video SKYWARN training from May 21st 
• YouTube video on sending weather reports and weather.gov/bou website orientation
• Q/A from Webinar on April 7th

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• For everyone's health and safety, all spotter training has been cancelled through June 2020
• New spotter welcome letters from Brighton (3/9) will be mailed out on Mon, 3/16. 
• New spotter welcome letters from Firestone (3/4) were mailed out on Thu, 3/5.
• New spotter welcome letters from Vaisalla (2/25) were mailed out on Wed, 2/26. 
• New spotter welcome letters from Arvada training on (2/12) were mailed out on Thu, 2/20.
• New spotter welcome letters from Kiowa training (2/20) were mailed on Monday, 2/24. 
• If you are an existing spotter that was retrained, the spotter database has been updated with your latest information, but no formal letters will be issued.

2019-2020 Snow Season

• You may send in your May monthly snowfall. The current snow season table can be found at this link.  https://www.weather.gov/bou/Coop-Sno1920
• If you want your station to be added to the spotter snow tables, send me an email to scott.entrekin@noaa.gov
• Updated monthly/seasonal snowfall maps through April 2020 have been updated for the 2019-2020 Snow season at https://www.weather.gov/bou/Snowmaps
• For Winter reporting guidelines, see the following link to the Skywarn page here. 
• CocoRahs provides an excellent training source for measuring snow. Check it out here.  https://cocorahs.org/media/docs/measuringSnow2.1.pdf

Online Reporting Form

• There is an on-line reporting form for sending in winter and severe weather reports. The link can be found at https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/report. Please bookmark this address. This can also be used from your mobile device. 
• Please indicate your spotter number on the last entry page (Review and Send). This will help us identify you as an officially trained spotter. 
• Caution: Do not use Internet Explorer, except for the new Edge Internet browser with Microsoft. Chrome and Firefox will also work. 
• The new address can still be found under the drop down menu from current hazards from weather.gov/bou. 

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• Submit storm report will be on the far left hand pull down menu under current hazards.
• If you have moved and changed addresses or phone numbers,  please send me a quick note with the change to scott.entrekin@noaa.gov.
• Thanks for all your continuing support in the Spotter Program. Scott Entrekin