What To Report

The following criteria are what spotters should look for when phoning in their reports. They should always call the responsible Weather Service Office when any of the below are noted:

• Tornado (on the ground) or Funnel Cloud (tail not touching the ground)
  
  
• Rotating Wall Cloud
  
  
• Wind (estimated or measured at 40 mph or more)
  
  
• Microburst (visually identified)
  
  
• Rainfall (1/2 inch (.50) or more in 30 minutes)
  
  
• Flooding (of any kind)
  
  
• Damage and/or deaths and/or unjuries due to the weather event
  
  
• Hail (1/2 inch (.50) diameter, or greater)
  
  
• Visibility (less than 1/4 mile due to fog, dust, blowing snow or ash)
  
  
• Snowfall(accumulating at a rate of 1 inch or more per hour.

SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT CALL NWS PERSONNEL WITH ROUTINE WEATHER OR FOR FORECASTS