Storm spotter, a weather spotter who observes specific weather events.
Skywarn is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters.
In that same year, he broadened and formalized the use of weather spotters on the air and introduced the "sunburn index" (UV index) to the Boston area.
NWS may activate weather spotters in areas affected by watches to help them better track and analyze the event.
The storm passed east of Leduc where the first tornado report made by a weather spotter at 2:59 PM.
In the evenings local public service nets may be heard on these systems and many repeaters are used by weather spotters.
Volunteer HAM radio operators are also present during most severe weather outbreaks, coordinating information between weather spotters and forecasters.
A storm spotter is a specific type of type of weather spotter.
Since New England experiences harsh winters, several regional television stations use weather spotters for up-to-date snowfall amounts and reports.
Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe weather spotters and holding emergency exercises.