Training

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Introduction to Storm Observation and Reporting:

National Weather Sevice Basic Spotter Manual- 571 kb .pdf

National Weather Service Advanced Spotter Manual zipped .pdf file 2.2MB

Advanced Spotter Guide- no graphics

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/skywarn/spotterguide.html go to

Weather Terms for Storm Spotters

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary.php go to

Microburst Handbook

Online Weather Training: University of Illinois

Radar Training from the Louisville WFO

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/soo/cmt_wrkshp99/

Radar Training

Radar Training

Forcast Indicies Page- explains 22 atmospheric indices with links to data

Convective Season Environmental Paramaters

Explanation of SPC Severe Weather Parameters Indices

Other Downloads

Tri-State Regional SKYWARN Net Control Script- in .rtf format

Beaufort and Fujita Scale Download- in .rtf format

Vanderburgh County Emergency Contact Sheet- in .rtf format

Skew T Value Descriptors- A very handy sheet!

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