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1	Introduction
2	Topics
3	We Need You!
4	Severe Weather Definitions
5	Watch/Warning Definition
6	Thunderstorm Definition
7	Tornado Definition
8	Funnel Cloud Definition
9	Downburst Definition
10	What/How to Report During Severe Weather
11	WHAT TO REPORT
12	WHAT TO REPORT
13	WHAT TO REPORT
14	Wind Speed Estimation
15	WHAT TO REPORT
16	WHAT TO REPORT
17	HOW TO REPORT
18	HOW TO REPORT
19	HOW TO REPORT
20	Thunderstorm Ingredients
21	Thunderstorm Ingredients
22	Thunderstorm Ingredients
23	Thunderstorm Ingredients
24	Thunderstorm Development Troposphere -the lower part of the earth’s atmosphere Stratosphere -the atmosphere layer just above the troposphere. Temperature decreases with height in the troposphere Temperature change at tropopause halts updraft Top of storms limited by top of troposphere
25	Thunderstorm Development More ‘instability’ makes the updraft stronger A ready source of moist air makes the updraft persistent A strong, persistent updraft leads to a severe storm
26	Storm Clues
27	Upper Level Storm Clues
28	Upper Level Storm Clues
29	Upper Level Storm Clues
30	Mid Level Storm Clues
31	Low Level Storm Clues
32	Low Level Storm Clues
33	Wall Clouds and Tornadoes
34	Tornadic Wall Cloud
35	Tornadic Wall Cloud
36	Shelf Cloud and Downburst
37	Shelf Cloud
38	Shelf Cloud and Outflow
39	Damaging Wind
40	Shelf Cloud vs Wall Cloud
41	Storm Spotting Techniques
42	Storm Spotting Techniques
43	Severe Weather Look Alikes
44	Severe Weather Look Alikes
45	How do we detect severe weather?
46	Detecting Severe Weather
47	Detecting Severe Weather
48	How Radar ‘Sees’ Weather
49	Detecting Severe Weather
50	Detecting Severe Weather
51	Weather Fatalities and Safety Rules
52	Weather Related Hazards
53	Weather Related Hazards Floods kill nearly 140 Americans each year Flood toll is rising while tornado and hurricane deaths are falling
54	Weather Related Hazards
55	Weather Related Hazards
56	Weather Related Hazards
57	Weather Related Hazards
58	Weather Related Hazards
59	Weather Related Hazards
60	Weather Related Hazards
61	Tornadoes
62	Weather Hazards
63	Weather Hazards
64	Weather Hazards
65	Tornadoes
66	Weather Hazards
67	Plan A Shelter
68	Best Shelter Site
69	Places to Avoid
70	The End
71	Spotter Quiz Click here to take quiz