[CALV-AUXCOMM] Fwd: SKYWARN Snowfall Reporting

[James Tetlow]

Most of you likely got this email already, but I find it interesting in a new (upgrade from email) reporting method on snowfall and winter storm reporting. 

A bug in my head says we will have some snow this year, so get your stuff ready at home and support your local NET. 

Sent from my iPad,
Best Regards, 73,
Jim Tetlow

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lwx-Report Lwx-Report - NOAA Service Account <lwx-report at noaa.gov>
> Date: November 9, 2016 at 09:06:56 EST
> To: Lwx-Report <Lwx-Report at noaa.gov>
> Subject: SKYWARN Snowfall Reporting
> 
> NWS Baltimore/Washington SKYWARN Spotter,
>  
> The purpose of this email is to introduce you to a new method this winter of transmitting your SKYWARN snowfall reports, and to review snowfall observation procedures.
>  
> Your SKYWARN snowfall report is vitally important in supporting our office’s winter weather operations.  During the snowstorm, your SKYWARN report helps us see what has fallen across the area, which in turn helps us refine our forecast. Your SKYWARN report also documents for historical purposes how much your area received.
>  
> This year, you will need to use a new Google Form to submit your SKYWARN spotter snowfall reports. This method of using the Google Forms will put your observation directly into our system, as opposed to previous method of emailing your report to LWX-report at noaa.gov.  To access the new Google Form, please go to this web address:  http://ht.ly/fHIx305Kn8n.  You will need to have your SKYWARN ID in order to use this service.  Please save this site and use it to report snow this winter.
>  
> Here is a quick review of other snowfall observation procedures:
> 1.       Remember to use a snowboard, and clear it no more than every six hours. In other words, clearing it every 6 hours, or once a day, (as necessary) is fine. Do not clear your snowboard every hour!
> 2.       If winds are creating uneven snow accumulations, take an average of several readings. Discount any extreme high or low readings in your averaging.
> 3.       Report any amount of ice glaze, and report snow every couple inches or so as you are able. A storm total is important information at the end.
> 4.       Report changes to precipitation type in "Remarks". (Ex. snow to rain, etc.)
>  
> If you don’t remember your SKYWARN ID, please let me know.
>  
> Thanks for assisting the NWS and your community!
>  
> Heather Kenyon
> SKYWARN Program Leader
> National Weather Service
> Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
> Sterling, Virginia