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Spotter Reports: 800-846-1828

Call Sign: WX5HGX

What to Report (if it's safe) • Tornado or waterspout • Funnel cloud • Rotating wall cloud • Hail (any size) • Thunderstorm wind gusts > 50 mph • Thunderstorm damage (from winds, hail, lightning) • Flooding	Web sites: http://weather.gov/houston http://www.cocorahs.org
	SkyWarn questions: dan.reilly@noaa.gov 281-337-5074, ext. 223
	Email photos: sr-hgx.nws@noaa.gov
	Forecast line: 281-337-5074, ext. 1 or 6

 

Helpful Weather Links for SKYWARN Spotters

 

Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO)-

Issued by each NWS Forecast Office, the HWO discusses the potential for hazardous weather over the next several days. The HWO is updated at least once daily (before 7 AM), and usually more often during periods of active weather.

Houston/Galveston NWS Office HOW product:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=HGXHWOHGX

Houston/Galveston NWS Office Severe Weather Summary Page:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/hazards/hgx

Convective Outlooks - Storm Prediction Center

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK issues the Convective Outlook product to highlight areas across the United States where sever weather development is possible. There are several outlooks issued, including an extended outlook (Days 4 through 8), Day Three, Day Two (tomorrow) and Day One (today). The Day One outlook also has information on the potential for specific severe weather threats (hail, high winds, and tornadoes).

Main SPC website:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov

Convective Outlook (Day One):

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

NOAA Weather Radio Information

NOAA weather radio is one of the most reliable methods for receiving information about a variety of hazardous conditions, from weather warnings to messages about natural disasters and public safety matters. The website below contains station listings, coverage maps, infomation on Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) equipped radios, and the county codes needed to set SAME settings for your radio.

http://www.weather.gov/nwr/

CoCoRaHs - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network

CoCoRaHs is a volunteer driven network of observers who take measurements of rainfall (and snowfall) and report these measurements online. These observations are then made available to the public and many professional weather forecasters (including your local NWS office).

https://www.cocorahs.org