Timely
and accurate reporting of significant weather information is critical
for both National Weather Service (NWS) warnings and news media
reports to the public. Green River Area Skywarn Spotter exists in
order to provide highly trained personnel in western Kentucky and the
surrounding area to safely track, Observe and report this
information. The national weather service (NWS) radar can see nothing
below 5,000 feet in the western ky area. The only way the weather
service knows what is actually happening on the ground is from
weather spotter reports.
While
movies and documentaries often focus on “storm chasers” who roam
the plains in search of severe storms for research data collecting
Green River Area Skywarn Spotter is a local team that covers
Henderson, Daviess, Ohio, Union, Mclean and Webster counties in
western Kentucky. It is our duty to have extensive certifications in
many different backgrounds including weather spotting, meteorology,
Fire & Rescue EMT, Amateur Radio (HAM) F.E.M.A. (NIMS) the reason
for this is because we provide support to a large area and in very
dangerous situations.