SN SpotterNetwork Reports and NWS use

[Dan Robinson]

One of the main reasons I still use Twitter is because it's the fastest and simplest way to send a report to a specific WFO, and the report tweets are also publicly visible to all of my followers which include a lot of TV mets in the areas I chase in. It basically is a one stop shop to get a report out to multiple outlets. I have never sent a Twitter report that wasn't acknowledged by the WFO within minutes, and the tornado ones are usually immediately RTed by mets in the area.

I don't like the idea of broadcasting/logging my location publicly all day on SN, so I will probably never use it unless they introduce some type of private location option visible only to the NWS.

 

[rdale]

You don't need to ever broadcast or log your location on SN. Only when you submit a report.

 

[Jesse Risley]

You don't need to ever broadcast or log your location on SN. Only when you submit a report.

Wasn't there some sort of a ghost mode type of feature at one point, maybe 5-10 years ago?

 

[rdale]

I'm not familiar with that... In RS simply turn off the "report location" option.

 

[James Hilger]

Rapid Report still reports to both and Facebook as well. If you desire too.