CANWARN StormspotterTraining June 11th

Sydenham St. United Church located at 82 Sydenham St. Kingston.

Start time at 6:30 PM

Send your RSVP and any questions to Geoff Coulson

Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada

Geoff.coulson@canada.ca/ Tel: 416 739-4466

– Weather Resources –

Storm Spotter Websites

• ECAlertMe – weather alert emails from EC
• Alert Ready includes info on Wireless Public Alerting
• SKYWARN spotter guides…American equivalent to CANWARN
• NOAA Weather Spotters’ Field Guide
• Weather glossary for storm spotters
• Guide to snow measurement for winter reports

Lightning Information and Safety

• Lightning danger map, safety, statistics, science, frequently asked questions
• LightningMaps.org
• Canadian Lightning Danger Map – Ontario
• Lightning Safety Tips and Resources – US National Weather Service

More Internet Weather sites

• Environment Canada’s Weather website
• Weatheradio Information
• Types of Weather Alerts in Canada
• National Weather Service
• Jetstream – Online Weather School
• WW2010 – Online Meteorology Course
• The Ohio State University (OSU) Current and Forecast Weather Information
• Weather Observations
• Unisys Weather – Current and Forecast Weather Information
• Weather Underground Current and Forecast Weather Information
• Intellicast Current and Forecast Weather Information
• Windy Forecast Weather Information
• CoCoRaHS Volunteer Weather Observing Network
• Winter Weather Conditions
• Weatheradio Listeners’ Newsletter

Smartphone Apps

• Météo – Canadian Weather – Apple/iOS app
• WeatherEh- Apple/iOS
• Radarscope – Apple/iOS and Google Play
• Storm (from Weather Underground) – Apple/iOS app

Books

• Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment – 2nd Canadian Edition – 2015 C.D Ahrens, Peter L. Jackson and Chris Jackson
• The AMS Weather Book: An Easy-To-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather -2009 Edition, by Jack Williams
• The Weather Handbook: An Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops – 3rd Edition – 2015, by Alan Watts
• National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather, by David Ludlum, Knopf Publishing
• Guide to Weather Forecasting: All the Information You’ll Need to Make Your Own Weather Forecast, by Storm Dunlop, Firefly Books