Strong Storm Systems Impacting Both Coasts

The storm system on the East Coast is bringing widespread rain to the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. Freezing rain and snow is possible in interior, southern New England. A powerful Pacific storm system will bring heavy rain, high elevation snow, gusty winds, and extremely rough surf to the Pacific Northwest and northern California. Read More >

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Spotter Training Schedule

The National Weather Service relies on trained volunteers to supplement doppler radar information when severe storms and tornadoes threaten. These dedicated individuals volunteer their time to learn about and detect severe weather. Their valuable cooperation is important in the warning process. Weather reports from trained spotters are used along with doppler radar data to issue warnings of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash floods. Below are training videos from the Weather Forecast Office in Norman, OK. The focus of these videos is a bit more specialized, discussing topics such as identifying key features of a severe thunderstorm, wall clouds, tornadoes, storm motion, etc. Wyoming's severe weather season can be relatively short, so refreshing your knowledge on severe storms can sometimes be helpful. Please view these at your leisure!

Severe Weather Spotter Talk Schedule

Below is a listing of upcoming severe weather spotter talks...

July, 2015
Day	City, State	Time	Location
07	Afton, WY (Lincoln County)	6:00pm MDT	Afton Civic Center
	Contact Information: Chris.Jones@noaa.gov


Introduction	Staying Safe

Identifying Key Features	Wall Clouds and Tornadoes

Rotating Wall Cloud	Scary Looking Clouds

Night Spotting	Power Flash

Night Spotting - Tornado	Storm Motion and Positioning

Reporting	El Reno: Lessons from the Most Dangerous Tornado in Storm Observing History

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