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| What Is SKYWARN®? | |
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The United States is one of the most severe weather-prone country in the world. Each year, people in this country cope with an average of around 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,200 tornadoes,
and two landfalling hurricanes. Approximately 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather-related, causing nearly 500 deaths each year and roughly $14 billion in damages.
SKYWARN® is a National Weather Service (NWS) program developed in the 1960s that consists of trained weather spotters who provide reports of severe and hazardous weather to help meteorologists make life-saving warning decisions. Spotters are concerned citizens, amateur radio operators, truck drivers, mariners, airplane pilots, emergency management personnel, and public safety officials who volunteer their time and energy to report on hazardous weather impacting their community. |