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    Spotter Reporting Guide (Download pdf)

     
    What To Report
      Spotter Reporting Criteria
    • Any Hail,regardless of size!
    • Measured Wind Gusts over 50 mph
    • Wind Damage (Less than 10% of thunderstorms are severe)
      • Estimate speed
      • Size of branches
      • Size of trees
      • number of trees
      • IMPACTS (power outages, blocking roads, impassable)
    • Funnel Cloud -or- Tornado (ROTATION)
      • Tornado - MUST see damage or debris being lifted
    • Flooding
     
     
    Tornado Chart - EF-Scale   (Download a copy)
     
    Hurricane Wind Chart   (Download a copy)
     
     
    Sky Watcher Chart - Cloud Patterns   (Download a copy)

     Last Update:  07/03/2018    © Copyright Sumter County ARES. All Rights Reserved.