SkyWarn Related Links

There is a lot of SkyWarn information available online. Some of it is out of date and some is fairly current.

Here I have collected several links to related sites. If you have anything that should be here, or you find any mistakes, please let me know!

Training & Educational Links

• 2011 NWS Weather Spotter Field Guide - Combines Basic & Advanced Training Guides - 25mb in size!
• Webinar: Spotter Report Data Quality: Data Sources, Possible Errors, and Mitigation Ideas
• Using and Understanding Doppler Radar
• NSSL - Severe Weather 101
• Storm Spotter's Guide --> from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Online Storm Spotter Guides - Not NWS
• US Jet Stream Map
• Lightning Safety Tips & Resources
• Introduction to Storm Observation and Reporting
• Basic Spotter's Field Guide (pdf)
• Advanced Spotter's Field Guide (pdf)
• NOAA Cloud Chart (pdf)

 

• Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters
• Albuquerque SkyWarn Spotter's Guide - 2015 (pdf)
• SW California SkyWarn Operations Manual (MS Word)
• Skywarn Net Control Operations Manual - National Edition (1996)
• Training for SkyWarn Net Participants (1997)
• Washington/Baltimore Area SkyWarn Manual - ZIP format (Reported as out of date).

SkyWarn Site Links

• Index of SKYWARN Webpages on the Internet
  
  
• National SkyWarn Homepage
• Las Vegas Regional SkyWarn
• CA Southwest Counties SkyWarn
• NWS Albuquerque SkyWarn Page
• Arkansas SkyWarn
  
  
• kBrews Weather Spotting Frequency List

Nat'l Weather Service Links

• NWS Phoenix SkyWarn Homepage
• NWS Phoenix Radar Page
• Current Arizona Warnings
• Las Vegas NWSO SkyWarn Page
  
  
• National Storm Prediction Center
• Interactive NWS
  
  
• What is NOAA Weather Radio?
• What is StormReady?
• Thunderstorms, Tornados, Lightning (pdf)
• Arizona S.A.M.E. Codes (by County)
  
  
• Weather Conversion Calculator

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