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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 Some of it is out of date and some is fairly current.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  • Washington/Baltimore Area SkyWarn Manual - ZIP format (Reported as out of date).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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