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Welcome to the Severe Weather Web.
I started doing Skywarn Weather Spotting here in the Elk River area in 1999 when I first received my ham radio license. In 2004 I decided it was time to try going outside our local area and try "chasing" a few storms. There were several local storms that we interesting and I have photos of these but then on Saturday, May 22 things began to look real interesting to our South in Iowa. My sons Jaimie and Jared and I left Elk River about noon and by 6pm that day we saw our first tornado on the ground West of Des Moines.
I'm hoping to be able to make a few more trips outside our local area this year. What I find will be recorded here for you to view. On this site I've placed links to weather data that will be of interest to many and especially to Skywarn Storm Spotters.
Our local Amateur Radio group, the Sherburne County Emergency Communications Team provides the greater Elk River area including parts of Sherburne, Wright and Anoka counties with Skywarn severe weather reports to the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen. Skywarn spotters are the "eyes" of the National Weather Service and they rely on trained Skywarn Spotters like ours to provide local reports and verification of severe weather at the local level. The NWS Doppler Radar can only give clues to where severe weather including tornadoes may develop, Skywarn Spotters provide the NWS the information and details that they need to provide warnings to the public. Each year thousands of amateur radio operators all across the United States provide thousands of hours of community service for Skywarn Spotting, local emergency service support and Homeland Security. All of this is at NO COST to anyone. Amateur radio operators provide these service FREE to their communities.
If you are interested in learning about Skywarn or how you can become an amateur radio operator see the links below or send me an email.
Skywarn Central Amateur Radio Relay League
Caution: Severe Storms can be very dangerous and chasing storms or even remaining outdoors in an unprotected area during a storm may result in injury or death. Lighting is often associated with severe storms and injures or kills many people who remain outdoors during severe weather. Nothing on this web site is meant to encourage anyone to put themselves in danger during severe weather. The first and top responsibility of Skywarn spotters, storm chasers and the general public should be Safety at all times.
Links To Storm Reports/Photos
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