Storm Spotting Information

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Information specific to Storm Spotters in Iowa. Lists upcoming classes, current events, frequencies, and contact information.
Weather charts, radar images, METAR, etc.
NOAA slide presentation. More involved than the overview above, there are a series of slides about storm spotting. Click on the index at the bottom of the spotter slide page to see them all.
Glossary of weather terms, specifically those dealing with storm spotting
When you go out storm spotting, and see anything interesting, you can report it to the NSSL using these forms.
Storm spottern frequencies from all over!
If you want to get more of an in-depth knowledge of tornadoes, here are some papers.
This site has a lot of videos, pictures, and other weather products for sale. They seem a bit expensive, some products are pretty hoaky, and as I have never ordered from them I can't vouch for the quality of service. But the videos look cool!
Doppler on wheels. Interesting project involving a truch-mounted radar that can measure tornadoes with high-resolution.
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