This is a pretty good source of severe weather spotting and chasing information, including an explanation of the difference between the two activities,
This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) has been compiled on a volunteer basis from questions asked of the authors and their colleagues, as well as basic research information and countless scientific resources. […]
Here is a new volunteer program from the National Weather Service.
Become a Michigan CoCoRaHS Observer!
What is CoCoRaHS?
On July 1st, Michigan became the 34th state to participate in the national Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS. CoCoRaHS is a dense network of volunteers who measure and report precipitation. The network is made up weather enthusiasts […]
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Record Report Statement as of 1:26 AM EDT on July 03, 2008
A record rainfall of 1.26 inch(es) was set at Flint Michigan yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.62 set in 1985.
SOURCE: NWS
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Lightning is the biggest risk to severe weather spotters.
Summer is the peak season for one of the nation’s deadliest weather phenomena, lightning. But don’t be fooled, lightning strikes year round. The goal of this Website is to safeguard U.S. residents from lightning.
In the United States, an average of 62 people are killed each year by lightning. […]
National Weather Service meteorologists assessed that areas of enhanced damage caused by the line of intense thunderstorms on Sunday were a result strong thunderstorm winds, not tornadoes. Winds associated with surges in the gust front, as high as 80 mph,contributed to swaths of enhanced wind damage across many locations in Southeast Michigan, especially in Shiawassee, […]
On Saturday, May 30th, Southwest Wisconsin’s Grant County saw an extreme example of a tornado look-alike cloud develop that fooled everyone. Would it have fooled you too? (Story and pictures)
VIA: Milwaukee Area Skywarn Association
A record low temperature of 31 degrees was set at Flint Michigan this morning. This tied the old record of 31 set back in 1894 and thus, supersedes the old record for the date. When looking at just flint’s Bishop Airport data back to 1942, the low of 31 shattered the old record of 36 […]
Don’t forget the first of two annual SKYWARNâ„¢ training classes to be conducted by the National Weather Service here in Genesee County this Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 10:00 AM. The second opportunity for the same training will be on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM. Both sessions will be held in the […]
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On November 24th, 2008, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulation 23 CFR 634 goes into law. It requires the wearing of high visibility garments on all federally funded highways for workers mainly in the towing and recovery, road construction, and maintenance industries.
While it should not directly affect the mobile, TV media, scientific, or civilian weather spotter, its […]
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While primarily directed at CERT members, this March 15, 2008 local training could also be beneficial to ARES operators.
The Eastern Michigan Region or the National Ski Patrol is conducting a Mountain Travel and Rescue course. We are inviting members of the Lapeer and Oakland county CERT Groups to join us in a fun filled learning experience.
This course […]
