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[Tyler Allison]

As has been said...and is posted in big red letters when you go to the reporting page....anything life threatening should be reported via Phone (or other method such as Amateur Radio if that's what the local NWS wants) _FIRST_ and then return to the SN as a follow-up measure.

If you don't know exactly where you are, you could bring up the SN report page and it will give you the last known phone number for the NWS office, county, and nearest three cities and direction which you could use during your phone call.

-Tyler

 

[scott r currens]

As has been said...and is posted in big red letters when you go to the reporting page....anything life threatening should be reported via Phone (or other method such as Amateur Radio if that's what the local NWS wants) _FIRST_ and then return to the SN as a follow-up measure.

If you don't know exactly where you are, you could bring up the SN report page and it will give you the last known phone number for the NWS office, county, and nearest three cities and direction which you could use during your phone call.

-Tyler

It is still important to encourage NWS offices to setup the systems with alarms when a report is made. There are many places where I have data coverage with my Spring card and no-service with my ATT phone.

 

[Tyler Allison]

true...reporting by any means is better than not reporting at all

 

[Lee Kuhlman]

Al,

[FONT=&quot]-Chasers → A fantastic resource for real-time severe reporting, and yet, often under utilized due to the lack of an effective communication bridge between the mobile spotter / chaser and the NWS, particularly in NWS county warning areas containing low population densities. The SN helps greatly to fill the communication gap.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]-Ability to monitor chasers / mobile spotters through various third-party software.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]-Ability to have rapid, real-time information to assist the warning decision process.[/FONT]

I'll add an additional thought to your thread. I head up the Storm Operations Team for my local city Emergency Management office. On a few occasions I have called a spotter on SN to get a "visual" on a storm headed in to my town that I was monitoring on GR2AE. The few times I've contacted someone, they have been a phenomenal resource. I love this application and rely on the reports to help my EM make intelligent decisions.

Thanks Tyler for an Awesome App!

Lee Kuhlman