Tuesday, February 28, 2012

#tSpotter Reporting Information

We have partnered with the National Weather Service (Nashville) to immediately relay severe & winter weather reports you tweet to the NWS. We call this tSpotter.

If you see:

        TORNADO
        FUNNEL CLOUD
        FLOODING
        HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
        WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
        STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
        TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN
        and
        SNOW/FLURRIES

Let us know ASAP by tweeting your report with hashtag #tSpotter.  Tweets with photos and specific locations (geotagged) are best. Your reports assist the NWS in issuing severe weather warnings and advisories. The NWS only has radar, which can not see what is happening on the ground. Your report is a public service which improves the warning process, furthering the NWS mission of protecting life and property.

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