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1: How to be a Weather Spotter
2: The National Weather Service's Mission is to provide forecasts and warnings for:
3: National Weather Service Forecast Offices.
4: Our Forecast and Warning Area
5: What is a Weather Spotter?
6: Skywarn
7: When a significant weather event is spotted, the spotter:
8: What types of products warn the public of possible dangers?
9: Why does the NWS need weather spotters?
10: Why are spotters so important?
11: Radar Blockage
12: Other radar limitations
13: Here's an example of how a spotter helps...
14: How do Spotters report?
15: NWS San Diego Web Page
16: Submit an Online Report
17: What do Spotters Report?
18: Flooding
19: What is a flash flood?
20: What causes flash floods?
21: What is a flood?
22: Winter Storms
23: Winter Weather
24: Wind
25: Santa Ana Winds
26: Pressure Gradient
27: Estimating winds without equipment
28: Extreme Heat
29: Report hot weather when:
30: Fog
31: Thunderstorms!
32: Thunderstorms
33: Severe thunderstorms
34: Hail Size
35: Tornadoes
36: Tornado
37: Funnel Cloud
38: Waterspout
39: Anatomy of a thunderstorm
40: Downburst or Microburst
41: Some look-alike phenomena...1
42: Some look-alike phenomena...2
43: Some look-alike phenomena...3
44: Surf
45: Keep Informed; become a Weather Insider.
46: Safety First!
47: Important things to remember
48: Weather Photos or Video
49: How to sign up:
Click here to take a Spotter Certification Test