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Who Are SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotters?

SKYWARN spotters in North Dakota consist mostly of emergency response officials and amateur radio operators. This is a volunteer public service. Each year our Spotters donate their time and equipment to help the NWS issue severe weather warnings.

NWS Bismarck SKYWARN / Ward County RACES / Severe Vortex Amateur Radio Club / Ward County Emergency Management

An Introduction to Storm Observation and Reporting / The Basics of Storm Spotting / NWS Basic Storm Spotter Field Guide

NWS Advanced Storm Spotter Field Guide / Weather Glossary for Storm Spotters / The Online Tornado FAQ / Spotter Safety Guide

Spotter Safety Guide - Final Do's and Don'ts / Reporting Criteria for Severe Weather / weather.com - North Central US Thunderstorm Fcst /

NWS Storm Spotter Training slide show - (23mb download) / DakotaSkiesFall2010.pdf

Radar sites

NWS Radar Minot ND / NWS Radar Bismarck, ND / Cloud seeder Stanley:RADAR / Radar page: RAP Real-Time Weather /

Other weather sites.

Severe Vortex Amateur Radio Club Weather page / Storm Prediction Center Forecast / North Dakota Weather Page / GOES Sounding Fields

Satellite sites

Visible Satellite / IR Satellite / Satellite page: RAP Real-Time Weather / 7-Day Forecast for Minot,ND /

TV/Radio Stations

KXMC Weather / KMOT - Weather / 910AM Country KCJB / 97 KICKS FM / Mix 99.9 / 1390AM Oldies /