SKYWARN® is the National Weather Service (NWS) prgram to recruit and train storm spotters, who serve as the ears and eyes that can share the “ground truth” with forecasters. Despite sophisticated technology in use by NWS, forecasters still rely on storm spotters. Anyone can become a volunteer SKYWARN® spotter, if they value the satisfaction of knowing that their reports result in better warnings which save lives. NWS also has e-spotter — a web based program — that lets spotters send reports online in real time at: http://espotter.weather.gov/ Your local NWS office has schedules for training.
This information was taken from the Tennessee Severe Weather Information Book provided by The National Weather Service and The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
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