WCM ALERT !!!

     by  John Fausett
    Warning Coordinator Meteorologist
    National Weather Service El Paso/Santa Teresa 

This edition of the spotter newsletter will be the final hard copy version, as costs are becoming
prohibitive. We have already trimmed down to only two issues a year. But the good news is, in
this age of the internet we have already been providing the newsletter ONLINE at our web site----
www.srh.noaa.gov/elp . These online versions are in full color and will be more in depth.
If you have internet access, this will be a definite improvement. However, for those of you without
internet access, we will mail you a hard copy version ( somewhat abbreviated from the online
version ) on request.  The differences between the hard copies and the internet versions are quite
pronounced. Check it out.

Our web site will also be the best way to keep up with our spotter training schedule. Just visit the
spotter training page and glance at the calendar. While you are there, you will only be a click away
from our Music Gallery, which contains original MP3 format songs about weather and the Southwest.
Being a spotter can now be a multimedia experience !

Spotters...please remember to call 1-800-874-6755 if you observe ANY of
of the following:

TORNADO OR FUNNEL CLOUD...report time, location and movement

HAIL....................................1/2 inch or larger

DAMAGING WINDS........damage to buildings, motor vehicles, trees and power lines

FLASH FLOODING...........flooding of streets, homes or other buildings or if
                                              rivers, streams or arroyos flood or overflow

HEAVY RAINS...................1/2 inch or more of rain in less than 30 minutes or
                                              1 inch or more of rain in less than 2 hours

BLOWING DUST...............when blowing sand or dust reduces visibility to under 2 miles
                                                                       
SNOW .................................in the desert, any time snow begins to accumulate
                                              in the mountains, when snow amounts are at least 2 inches

SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN...any time or place it occurs

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