Category: mSpotter

The MWN Lightning Round debuts!

March 8, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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daylight time, intern, lightning round, mSpotter, skywarn, storm spotter

Today marks the debut of a new feature of the MWN Blog we’re calling “The MWN Lightning Round.” We hope to publish The Lightning Round a few times a week (that maybe optimistic, but hopefully at least a couple times), though it will not be on a set schedule. The nature of The Lightning Round…
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Severe Weather Awareness 2013: SKYWARN Storm Spotters & #mSpotter

February 17, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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mSpotter, severe weather, skywarn

SKYWARN IS A PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN STORM SPOTTERS. SKYWARN SPOTTERS ENHANCE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DETECTION CAPABILITIES BY IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SKYWARN PROGRAM HAS BECOME AN INVALUABLE LINK IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING PROCESS. DESPITE ALL THE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY USED…
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NWS concludes microburst produced minor wind damage in Olive Branch

August 2, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, microburst, mSpotter

On Monday night, July 30, shortly after 10pm, a small but powerful storm moved through the eastern side of Olive Branch, MS, just southeast of Memphis. As it passed over the automated sensors at Olive Branch Airport, a wind gust of 65 mph was recorded. Initially written off (fully automated sensors are known to occasionally…
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#mSpotter program allows Mid-South residents to submit storm reports via Twitter

March 31, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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mSpotter, severe weather, skywarn, storm spotter

On Monday night, March 19, at the Agricenter in East Memphis, about 150 people turned out to learn how to be volunteer storm spotters for the National Weather Service. Following the two-hour training session, during which NWS personnel described what to look for in a severe storm and how to report it back to the…
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