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Spotter Presentation

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Note: You must be a resident of our spotter area, which includes Orange, San Diego, southwestern San Bernardino and western Riverside Counties in order to be a weather spotter.


Contents

  1. How to be a Weather Spotter

  2. Who Are We?

  3. CWA Population

  4. What spotters do

  5. What spotters do, continued

  6. Skywarn

  7. Why Does The NWS Need

  8. Spotter reports help us in many ways...

  9. Radar Blockage

  10. How does the program work?

  11. An example

  12. What types of products warn the public of possible dangers?

  13. How do Spotters Report?

  14. San Diego Web Page

  15. Report Online

  16. What do Spotters Report?

  17. Flooding

  18. What is a Flash Flood?

  19. What Causes Flash Floods?

  20. Flash Flood Facts

  21. What is a Flood?

  22. Winter Storms

  23. Winter Weather

  24. Wind

  25. Santa Ana Winds

  26. Estimating Winds

  27. Extreme Heat

  28. Report hot weather when:

  29. Fog

  30. Thunderstorms

  31. Thunderstorm Reports

  32. Severe Thunderstorms

  33. Hail Size

  34. Tornado with Lightning

  35. Tornadoes

  36. Definitions

  37. Anatomy of a Thunderstorm

  38. Downburst

  39. Surf

  40. Keep Informed

  41. Safety First!

  42. Important things to remember...

  43. Thank you! How to sign up


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Last updated:
June 23, 2008