Basic Skywarn Spotter Class - Part I The Basics

[@jessb.7765]

Just completed the online course and still feel like I don't know enough. So glad to have found this! Thank you!

[@aralornwolf3140]

Skip Talbot has several videos about storm spotting that you might find educational.

[@jessb.7765]

@@aralornwolf3140 I'll check them out. Thank you!

[@arteckjay6537]

I'm not going to any classes, but as a random viewer, this is good to know!

[@threecedarshomestead1330]

I have attended Webinars from both Tulsa (home office) and Norman, and yours is by far, the best.

[@Satchmoeddie]

I was traveling a lot to settle an estate and took some Sky-WARN classes in Denver, Colorado. They were a whole lot more informative and in depth than the classes in Arizona. I took another class back east in upstate New York and again, very different and another very welcome addition to the Arizona classes. I am originally from Springfield, Colorado, and Amarillo was the closest place to go do some city style shopping, rather than driving into Denver or even Pueblo. I lived in Pueblo for a while too. The most incredible supercell I ever saw was in Phoenix, Arizona. It spawned a few decent tornadoes, but we don't learn much about those in Arizona SkyWarn classes. Then in 2010 we had 12 tornadoes in just a few hours. That is over 12x normal (ANNUALLY) for Arizona, and in the span of maybe 3 hours.

[@maryj2671]

That dead man walking is a weird tornado image at the end wow! ty for this course , explained alot :)

[@IncognitoIncognito-z7w]

I know right it kind of remind me of the UnderTaker

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

The 1997 Jarell TX tornado. It. Was. Bad.

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

Wow! That August 2015 squall line is a major hailer. On the east coast squalers are almost always just rain producers they almost never have any hail. But they do have a lot of wind

[@schnitzelschnizel9448]

This is an excellent presentation. Thank you!

[@IncognitoIncognito-z7w]

I’m getting into the spotting soon enough I have been drawn closer to the tornadoes and hail and thunderstorms but really it was the DeadMan Walking Tornado the El Reno Tornado the Xenia Tornado and the Lubbock Tornado that has drawn me closer to this career I am drawn most closer to this then I have never been before I will be with a more professional group instead of being alone in case I do run into a tornado as it is moving because I don’t want to die alone ;-;

[@FuzzyWCTX]

Going to 2022 class tomorrow!

[@TrinityEverett2]

its been a year, but howd it go?

[@Masked_Deviant]

I came to your video to learn so I can get my NOAA spotter cert, if you know of any other Certs that one can take a course/test/ or otherwise for please please let me know in a reply. Thank you for making this Sir.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

Where did u get your certificate?

[@jeffrey3410]

He is not in office+ we can't answer that unless you are part of junior sky warn I'm he's secretary

[@pearlestrada7453]

Sadly, I can't add more than a one thumbs up! I thought I knew well enough, but I am learning more than I expected. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ro3843]

This is wonderful

[@RLJSlick]

Great video, thank you for the training.

[@Ezdine_G8261]

honestly in missouri where i'm at, it seems like the tornado threat is usually pretty high through april and may, and like the moment june starts it just kinda stops.

[@ericaferguson7169]

It's been A LONG LONG TIME since I originally went through this course in 2002 out of then North Webster IN NWS office. I think this one is quite a bit more detailed.

[@PRC_E5]

Obviously watched this to learn and you had to throw Jarrell, TX in. My dad lived in Salado at the time (next town over) and he told me about the aftermath. He said it “formed” right over his friends house and then decimated a neighborhood in Jarrell, destroyed the highway and something about ripped the skin off the cows. Again, it’s just what he told me. Either way I know that was a bad one.

[@pearlestrada7453]

Sounds like your dad's friend had to blow off a lot of hot air!

[@kevinashley478]

10:50 Quick question: is there any concern about UNDERrating a tornado? I mean, based on the F or EF scale, tornadoes are measured by damage. You can have an EF3 tornado because it hit a subdivision or town, but if a tornado is out in a field and has winds of 400 mph, it would be a what? EF1 or EF2?? Simply because it didnt destroy enough stuff? How would underrating a tornado affect the data pool for research and statistics? Also, is there a way to differentiate damage level done based on the force of the tornado's winds vs the sustained tornado winds? For example, you have an EF4 tornado that hits a target for 1-2 minutes and does a specific amount of damage, but you might have an EF2/3 that hits the same target but for 5-7 minutes...wouldnt the longer duration do just as much, if not more, damage than a fast moving tornado? As someone from NC where we have to worry about hurricanes, they are bad enough just for the windspeed and rain, but if it is a slow moving hurricane it can do more damage due to the longer duration of sustained winds. Would that not be the same for a tornado?

[@mattb6646]

With the current EF scale if a 400mph tornado hit nothing it would be an EF0, because they're more concerned with the actual damage caused.. but this is uo for debate amongst meteorologist and some would like it changed to incorporate actual tornado characteristics... I dont see why they don't just have a dual rating system, EF and another to show the actual size speed and strength of the tornado. And yes slower moving tornados can do more damage from sustained winds, but again it's about the damage done so if a tornado that would be F3 sat on a town long enough for total destruction it would likely be rated EF5. It's mostly about the actual damage caused, there has to be atleast one instance of damage description that classifies as EF5 for it to get the rating, as well as meeting wind speed requirement AFTER the damage report exist

[@Gevoface]

You will be seeing me when I’m 18

[@larryjacklin1683]

Great video, very clear and informative

[@CavHDeu]

31:00 isn't a Derecho also a type of Thunderstorm?

[@skrame01]

18:20 what about the project to install lower level radars on cell phone towers?

[@yamaduby]

When you say "report it or call", who are you calling. Are you calling an actual skywarn team? Also I'm a freshman in highschool so very ameture, would the skywarn program be something worth taking to set me up for job? I know its a volunteer service so there is no pay but is there a way to move up or something?

[@lucynewlin807]

39:00 - "flying eagle" radar signature

[@kevinashley478]

What are your thoughts on a scientist named Orf, about his findings after creating tornadoes and supercells in a super computer?

[@StormChaserMaci.]

I like advanced! Has my name written all over it. 😊

[@ryanbelknap814]

Do Warning coordination meteorologist issue convective outlooks

[@jasonboggs2801]

Convective Outlooks are issued from the SPC (Storm Prediction Center) out of Norman, OK

[@ryanbelknap814]

@@jasonboggs2801 ok thx r u Jason Boggs from Kamr local 4 news

[@kaywaits4616]

Being from Texas, I had to laugh about the gun she left in the car. So typical!

[@waya5893]

When you are looking at a weather map from NOAA. How can you see what the shear is?

[@skrame01]

Why doesn't NWS use fleets of drone to monitor severe weather?

[@santocutri9464]

what if im still a kid tho can i take it?

[@kevinashley478]

12:15 Where would i find this information for my state, North Carolina?

[@schnitzelschnizel9448]

How about 10 inches of rain in one hour? Mobile, AL.

[@kevinashley478]

57:48 Would that be twins? If not, what is the difference?

[@S.Allen83]

Do you have a PDF file of slides for the class?

[@Spade_WX]

Im an 11 year old watching this. Is it bad I understand most of this already

[@a_diamond]

Nope, not bad at all 😊

[@OGMann]

My old stomping grounds.

[@WiseTravelTipsOfficial]

40:00

[@kevinashley478]

58:14 Dead Man Walking!!

[@grahamcracker659]

this is very scare, my cat is sad

[@Sky_Watchers]

Huh

[@kevinashley478]

16:40 Oh but i have been told that climate change has made severe weather worse!! Lmao, j/k. We all know there is a difference between weather and climate. It is crazy the severity of drop off though...

[@GeorgeCampbell1964]

For those interested in spotting, get your amateur radio license and join up with a local club that has a relationship with your local EMA. For those who are already licensed,DE W4NZX. 73!