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7-18-2012 Skywarn Trip for shelf cloud storm front

this was taken before a nice shefl cloud and massive rain and cloud to ground lighting hit Huntley,McHerny,co,IL. This was filmed with HP 3100 720p HD dash cam and radio your listening to is a corba Lx29 with weather scan! anyway enjoy everyone!!

Video of stormchasing heavy thunderstorms, one supercell, two MCS, with a lot of lightning bolts, two shelf clouds, one very very close hit. Krakow and Pcim – 15/16 August 2010. Film made by MDGN Stormchasers group: MDGN, PawcioKrk, SebastianxD5, Gielciu
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Skywarn Recognition Day 2011

Skywarn Recognition Day at the NWS in La Crosse, WI. Just a few highlights from our day.
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West Island ,Ma Skywarn GMC Bike “TOTO” on duty

westislandweather.com West Island Weather Station Skywarn GMC Mountain Bike “TOTO” dispatched to the Causeway today to capture storm clouds and remnants of powerful system that wreaked havoc in Connecticut and parts of Massachusetts today. westislandweather.com

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The SIV ( Storm Chasing Vehicle ) SkyWarn

This is my new Storm Chasing Vehicle
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severe weather moved into the area again today but these storms fell apart before they got over populated areas of northern colorado. It was fun to watch them and get some rain and small hail.
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June 22nd, 2009 lightning and skywarn net in real time

This was filming the lightning before it got too intense, also has the skywarn net for colorado ARES in real time

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SkyWarn UK Spotters Handbook

SkyWarn UK Spotters Handbook

The SkyWarn UK Spotters Handbook is designed to give on-the-fly support to spotters who may be on the road. It gives a brief overview of severe weather climatology, storm structure and components, as well as types of thunderstorm and how shear plays its part.

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Our Skywarn r logo merchandise for women shows your pride in being a storm spotter or storm chaser. Logo used in accordance with NOAA guidelines.

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Cool Skywarn images

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The first activation of Blacksburg SKYWARN was about 1PM on 10 May 1995. This is a scan of a printout from the (relatively new) NEXRAD WSR-88D RADAR showing one of the first storms we tracked. There was only one display for the RADAR (the PUP) in the office. The NWS forecasters would print out hard copy of interesting storms for SKYWARN. In later years, there was a video monitor in the SKYWARN station that displayed the right side screen from the PUP. Today, everyone has access to the current RADAR data.

The color printing technology was a Tektronix "solid ink" thermal printer. In a nutshell, it would melt colored wax (kind of like a crayon) and deposit the ink on the page — very high quality for its day.

CRW_8892: Melody and Jim Hand Out Skywarn Awards
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Slide illustrating the limitations of weather radar & why spotters are needed. #skywarn
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SKYWARN NET – PORTLAND OREGON

Listening in on part of the 11 JAN 2011 SKYWARN NET for Portland Oregon. Created on January 11, 2011 using FlipShare.
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Cool Skywarn images

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Lightning, Palmer Tx

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Nice Skywarn photos

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SkyWarn: Heavy Winds.

Short video of heavy winds that came through on Thursday, June 22nd. The storms produced winds in some areas clocking 110 MPH and did extensive damage throughout the entire county. The radio you hear is a HAM Radio.

My truck with some lights!
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DTV Newsbreak – Great American Cleanup, Skywarn Program, Parks Programs, Denton Guyer Baseball

The City of Denton’s Newscast
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Emergency Vehicle Lights on Chase Vehicle at night.
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Skywarn

Skywarn

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. SKYWARN is a program of the United States’ National Weather Service. Its mission is to collect reports of localized severe weather. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings and to improve the forecasting and warning processes and the tools used to collect meteorological data. It consists of a network of sever

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Hecla SKYWARN 5-3-09 – 2009 Spring Flood

Video of James River west of Hecla, Brown County, SD along BC-5. All video taken early afternoon on Sunday, May 3, 2009. Near record water levels at this location (if not record) now slowly receding?…
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Skywarn Spotter Program PSA

City of Fairfax NOAA National Weather Service PSA on the Skywarn Spotter Program.
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Latest Skywarn News

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Don't confuse helpful storm chasers with crooked post-storm contractors
Storm chasers, also known as storm spotters and Skywarn spotters, seek out severe weather for their own enjoyment or to report information to local authorities or regional organizations such as the National Weather Service. Their intent is not to prey …
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Maybe some rain today
While the high temperature at Galesburg Municipal Airport was 98 degrees, Knox County's EMA Skywarn recorded a high of 100.2 degrees at 2:24 p.m. Skywarn recorded a heat index reading of 111 degrees at about the same time, while a heat index high of …
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SKYWARN tornado spotting-massive wall cloud

Not for broadcast-copyright Jeff Tyler. October 24, 2010 2 miles north of Mt Vernon TX. Massive wall cloud in front of us, another forming 90 degrees to our right. Hail core is 60 degrees to our right.
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skywarn spotter class part 5

National Weather Service Spotter Class in Sioux Falls SD (KFSD) note: in order to become a skywarn spotter you MUST attend an actuall class

Wayne County,Michigan Skywarn Activation 6/21/08
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Skywarn Spotter

Skywarn Spotter

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Merle Kachenmeister, WA8EWW, Founded SKYWARN

 


Merle G. Kachenmeister, WA8EWW, died May 29 at the age of 82 in the care of Hospice of NW Ohio. He had lived most recently in Blissfield, Michigan.

A Navy veteran, he began his career doing weather for the Navy, according to his obituary. He then worked for the US Weather Bureau, later renamed the National Weather Service, where he developed the SKYWARN weather warning system following the dea…

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A Guide to Being a Skywarn Spotter

A Guide to Being a Skywarn Spotter

The United States is the most severe weatherprone country in the world. Each year, people in this country cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,200 tornadoes, and two landfalling hurricanes. Approximately 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather-related, causing around 500 deaths each year and nearly billion in damage. SKYWARN® is a National Weather Service (NWS) program developed in the 1960s that consists of trained weather spotters who provide repo

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skywarn spotter class part 4

National Weather Service Spotter Class in Sioux Falls SD (KFSD) note: in order to become a skywarn spotter you MUST attend an actuall class

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Tornadoes in California – Skywarn

Warning Coordination Meteorologist James Brotherton with the National Weather Service in Hanford, CA speaks about tornadoes in California and the importance of the Skywarn organization. Feb 3, 2011.

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National Weather Service Spotter Class in Sioux Falls SD (KFSD)

Skywarn spotter class for 2010. Part 1. IMPORTANT: Watching this video does not certify you as a Skywarn spotter! You must attend a class in person.
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Skywarn Spotter Tornado car bumper sticker window decal 5″ x 3″

Skywarn Spotter Tornado car bumper sticker window decal 5″ x 3″

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Weather spotter’s field guide: a guide to being a SKYWARN spotter

Weather spotter’s field guide: a guide to being a SKYWARN spotter

Original publisher: [Silver Spring, Md.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, [2011] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)747706060 Subject: Severe storms — United States — Observations — Handbooks, manuals, etc. Excerpt: … The Spotter’s Role Section 1 Hail Safety Large hail can cause serious injuries and damage to vehicles and buildings. Although fatalities attributed to hail are rare, it is the costliest weather element in the United Stat

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Cool Skywarn images

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Skywarn Tornado car bumper sticker window decal 5″ x 4″

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Motorola Minitor WX SKYWARN Weather alert pager EAS NOAA NWS

I’m a Skywarn spotter, Retired Firefighter, and radio nut, I programmed these VHF converted Fire Department & 160mhz pagers to do weather alerting. Unlike the SAME, but similar. You will get ALL Alerts that the NWS/NOAA puts out. They are all Computer programmed & can accept 2 Freqs opposed to others which only do 1, without monitor. I add monitoring in so the squelch does not need pressed to hear the alert like the old ones. I do the Free minitor programming, low cost alert systems, and alike. Certain things should simply be free. I’ve been screwed by radio shops before, which is why I do this cheaply it’s not right people profit from simple things like programming pagers.
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Skywarn Presentation

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Advanced Skywarn training at the CESTM building in Albany.

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The WX4RNK SKYWARN amateur radio station in the Blacksburg NWS office

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Skywarn Promo Video

Skywarn Promo Video
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skywarn activation on west metro of minnesota including hennepin county. june 17th 2010 radioshack pro2050 base scanner with J pole. maple plain repeater was used for weather purposes at the frequency of 147.000 mhz. this communication is based using 2 meter FM radios and the use of a repeater.

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SkyWARN training to be held

SkyWARN training to be held
The Bradford County Office of Emergency Management will be hosting a 2-hour Winter SkyWARN training seminar for municipal emergency management personnel, elected official and Community Emergency Response Team members at 7 pm on Dec. 19. …
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Weather spotting draws interest
BY ERIC HRIN (Staff Writer) Review Photo/ERIC HRIN Erik Heden, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Binghamton, NY, talks to people Monday in Towanda about SKYWARN. Review Photo/ERIC HRIN Erik Heden, a meteorologist with the National …
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Mercer County Takes Part in National SKYWARN Day
SKYWARN is a nationwide program run by the National Weather Service through which trained residents gather real-time, “ground truth” information about severe weather, such as a tornado, flood or snowstorm. Editor's Note: The following is a news release …
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SkyWarn 13: Snow will taper off overnight, roads still slick
Snow will dwindle in intensity overnight. Roads will remain slick overnight as well. Visibilities will improve by Sunday morning. Likely the winter weather advisory will be canceled before the 6AM deadline. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for …
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444.350/146.970 Skywarn Linked Repeater System

Illiana SKYWARN Severe Weather Net on 4/5/2009. De-linking W9SKI/R, 444.350MHz from Indianapolis. Linked repeaters in system during SKYWARN nets, state-wide: 444.350MHz W9SKI/R – No PL – Terre Haute, IN 146.970MHz W9ICE/R PL 77.0Hz – Indianapolis, IN 442.650MHz W9ICE/R PL 77.0Hz – Indianapolis, IN 443.775MHz KA9VXS/R -PL 88.5Hz – Lafayette, IN 147.435MHz W9ICE/L – PL 77.0Hz – Freetown/Seymour, IN

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Skywarn Program

Webisode 09: Meteorologist Steve Sipple of the National Weather Service (NWS) – Phoenix previews the SKYWARN program, and NWS collaboration with volunteer storm spotters to issue more timely and accurate watches and warnings to the public. Photos Courtesy: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Skywarn® and the Skywarn® logo are registered trademarks of NOAA Find a transcript of this AzEIN webisode at bit.ly
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Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, including: Skywarn, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, Radio Emergency … Network, War Emergency Radio Service, Canwarn

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, including: Skywarn, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, Radio Emergency … Network, War Emergency Radio Service, Canwarn

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