[Skywarn] Storm Pins

[Jay Cafasso]

While I support most Wx apps. Any app that takes away reporting storms
first to the local WFO is weather theater and a distraction.

Jay Cafasso
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On Feb 19, 2015 5:33 PM, "Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield via Skywarn" <
skywarn at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> My local NBC affiliate uses an App called Storm Pins. This same app is
> available to t.v. stations around the country. It is GPS enabled. It is
> Pinterest style using a map of your local area, which you can zoom in and
> out on, and you are able to edit your location in case your are reprting
> from a location other than the one of your observation.
>
> I like it. My question is have any of the rest of you used this or
> something similar ? What was your experience ?
>
> Obviously our first report should be to NWS. However apps like Storm Pins
> do give us an extra outlet since the information is immediately available
> to anyone with a smart phone. Of course the meteorological staff at the
> participating t.v. station also gets the same information, potentially
> giving your observation a much wider audience.
>  Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield, wxwilliowforkCertified Skywarn Weather
> SpotterFormer Chaplain, Katy Fire & EMSU.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1989-1995
>
>
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