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This free community directory connects citizens, farmers, and emergency teams with certified SKYWARN weather spotters, amateur radio storm nets, and local flood observers worldwide.
Connect with certified SKYWARN spotters, amateur radio emergency storm nets, and local flood observers for instant ground-truth severe weather reports.
Trained observers reporting wall cloud rotations, tornadogenesis, microbursts, and measured hail diameters.
Direct VHF/UHF repeater frequencies and mesh networks relaying real-time ground truth during power and cellular outages.
Discover verified volunteer spotters and rain gauge stations situated in your exact watershed or municipality.
Learn how volunteer weather spotters capture ground-truth observations and coordinate storm networks.
Weather spotters are trained volunteers (such as NWS SKYWARN, Environment Agency flood wardens, or certified emergency observers) who visually confirm and report hazardous weather ground-truth to meteorological offices and local disaster networks.
You can use the built-in direct inquiry form or tune to the verified amateur radio frequencies and simplex channels listed on each spotter's profile.
Yes, the directory is 100% free for community members, municipal emergency coordinators, research meteorologists, and volunteer spotters.
Yes, clicking 'Spotter Card' generates a vector PDF containing spotter certifications, callsigns, equipment specs, and local operational range.
Spotters frequently use calibrated ultrasonic or cup anemometers, digital barographs, tipping bucket rain gauges, Kestrel weather meters, dual-band transceivers, and hail measurement calipers.
Profiles display formal certifications, callsigns, observation histories, and equipment details so municipal safety coordinators can verify observer reliability.
No. Spotter reports provide hyper-local visual ground truth, but life-safety decisions should always follow official national weather service warnings and civil defense directives.
Click 'Register as Spotter', fill in your callsign, coverage radius, radio net frequency, and observation capabilities to publish your verified card immediately.