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I'm Now An Official...

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:38 pm
by brunota2003
Text messenger...j/k Actually am now a Skywarn Spotter!!! Go me!!! :lol: I also job-shadowed almost an entire shift today (Evening shift, 3-11 P.M., I was there from around 4:30 to 11 P.M.) at my local NWS here in Newport!!! I feel special...:lol: If you are seriously thinking about a job with the NWS, you need to visit your local office and maybe do some job-shadowing...you can contact someone there to set-up a time...

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:02 am
by dean
sweet. :D congrats. i think i became one in May 05.

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:09 am
by azskyman
Congratulations! Being a SKYWARN spotter is a great way to give back to your community. There's a lot of responsibility that goes with it, but it also can be very rewarding. That's just SUPER news!

I have been a SKYWARN spotter for nearly 40 years, and with today's cell phone technology, it is even easier to share your real-time weather info with NWS.

Enjoy it!

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:53 am
by brunota2003
yes...thank you guys...azskyman, I know what your talking about and also my local office, when they issue warnings put their toll free 1-800 phone # for the general public to call, one of the guys there says they always get a call from someone claiming they saw a tornado even when there was no way he could of...:lol: but it does help getting the public to actually report stuff instead of thinking, na, someone else has probably reported it...

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:32 pm
by all_we_know_is_FALLING
I've been a Spotter since I was 12. I never really have anything to report.

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:37 pm
by WindRunner
You're lucky . . . it seems Sterling will only publicly offer them in the spring, always during the day (i.e. during school) so I can't ever make it to one. I try e-mailing any reports I have, but they've only payed attention to my snowfall reports. So have fun calling the stuff in, and congrats!

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:26 pm
by all_we_know_is_FALLING
I've reported the few snowfall events into the NWS Memphis and they posted them.

A few severe weather reports as well. And some flooding.

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:34 pm
by ohiostorm
Being a spotter is awesome. A good way to give back to your community. I am one of very few in my county so I have to do my part whenever I can.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:31 am
by Jim Cantore
Thats cool, I might go for that one of these days, what do you have to do?

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:33 am
by ohiostorm
Just look on ur NWS page for the Skywarn newsletter or schedule. Attend the meeting in your county. Thats basically it. You do have to go back every 4 years to get re- certified. You can become an advanced Skywarn spotter which requires more training. I haven't done this yet.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:38 am
by Stephanie
Congratulations! :D

I posted this thread in the Mod Lounge to get your avatar updated! :wink:

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:32 pm
by brunota2003
ah...ok thank you!

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:04 pm
by CajunMama
Stephanie wrote:Congratulations! :D

I posted this thread in the Mod Lounge to get your avatar updated! :wink:


But you can also pm Ohiostorm or george_r_1961 and they can tell you where they got theirs.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:31 pm
by george_r_1961
CajunMama wrote:
Stephanie wrote:Congratulations! :D

I posted this thread in the Mod Lounge to get your avatar updated! :wink:


But you can also pm Ohiostorm or george_r_1961 and they can tell you where they got theirs.



You can copy mine...just copy the image..save it to your computer, then upload it as your avatar :D

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:22 pm
by Skywatch_NC
Congratulations Tim! :D

I've been a spotter since March 1996. :)

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:50 pm
by Stephanie
CajunMama wrote:
Stephanie wrote:Congratulations! :D

I posted this thread in the Mod Lounge to get your avatar updated! :wink:


But you can also pm Ohiostorm or george_r_1961 and they can tell you where they got theirs.


Thanks Kathy! I thought we gave them their avatar.

Sorry brunota for the confusion! :oops:

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:02 pm
by brunota2003
Stephanie wrote:
CajunMama wrote:
Stephanie wrote:Congratulations! :D

I posted this thread in the Mod Lounge to get your avatar updated! :wink:


But you can also pm Ohiostorm or george_r_1961 and they can tell you where they got theirs.


Thanks Kathy! I thought we gave them their avatar.

Sorry brunota for the confusion! :oops:
no problem...I'll copy it later tonight...watching AFV at the moment!

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:27 pm
by brunota2003
there we go...you guys sparked an idea, I went to the MHX Skywarn website, copied their Skywarn photo...and then edited it to add MHX Certified to it...so how does it look? not bad for a person, when he started editing the photo, who had no clue what he was doing...huh? :lol:

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:52 pm
by ohiostorm
awesome. congrats!