Volunteers of all ages are needed to report valuable rain, hail, and snow measurements.The National Weather Service relies on volunteer weather observers that take precipitationreadings in their own backyard. Many observers are needed because precipitation is highlyvariable. You can help and anyone can join! All you need is a rain gauge as shown belowand internet access To learn more or to become a Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network observer, please visit the website www.CoCoRaHS.org and click ‘join CoCoRaHS.’E-mail Ashley.Novak@noaa.gov if have any questions. Two virtual training webinars are available. Utilize the links below to register for the free…
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2023 SPOTTER TRAINING SCHEDULE
Link: https://www.weather.gov/iln/spottertrainingschedule Classes are free and open to the public. Virtual classes require registration via the links provided in each course description. In-person classes require registration only if specified.Each class lasts about 2 hours and is led by a National Weather Service meteorologist, who will discuss techniques and safety for severe weather spotting. Once you attend a class, you will receive instructions for registering to officially become a trained spotter. You will then be able to report severe weather to your NWS office. Three virtual classes have been scheduled for 2023 (Feb 22, Mar 7, May 2). These classes can be found…
Hurricane Ian hero: Maryland firefighter uses his ham radio to send rescuers to Florida’s Sanibel Island
Story from Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/hurricane-ian-hero-maryland-firefighter-ham-radio-send-rescuers-sanibel-island Dale Klonin, a firefighter at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Baltimore, was off duty and busy running errands last Wednesday when he stumbled upon a chance to save lives. Klonin, 46, lives in Hampstead, Maryland. As an amateur ham radio operator with an interest in “any news or weather event,” he was keeping an eye and ear on Hurricane Ian. “Of course, the hurricane was pretty big news,” Klonin told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. Thinking about family members who live outside Sarasota, Florida, Klonin and his wife “were pretty concerned” about the storm,…
Funnel Clouds
One of the most feared and easily recognized storm clouds is the funnel cloud. Produced when a rotating column of air condenses, funnel clouds are the visible part of tornadoes that extend downward from the parent thunderstorm cloud. But remember, not until the funnel reaches the ground or “touches down” is it called a tornado. Link Source: Means, Tiffany. “Clouds That Spell Severe Weather.” ThoughtCo, Aug. 1, 2021, thoughtco.com/clouds-that-spell-severe-weather-4089934.
Scud Clouds
Scud clouds aren’t dangerous clouds in and of themselves, but because they form when warm air from outside of a thunderstorm is lifted up by its updraft, seeing scud clouds is a good indication that a cumulonimbus cloud (and hence, a thunderstorm) is nearby. Their low height above ground, ragged appearance, and presence beneath cumulonimbus and nimbostratus clouds mean scud clouds are often mistaken for funnel clouds. But there’s one way to tell the two apart -—look for rotation. Scud do move when caught in the outflow (downdraft) or inflow (updraft) regions but that motion typically isn’t rotation. Link Source: Means, Tiffany. “Clouds That Spell Severe…
