Northern Illinois Multi-County Skywarn

Educational, Reference, and Information Page
  • Understanding the criteria for Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Thunderstorms, Winter Weather and more

  • Help with severe weather text, risks and watches. What do they all mean?

  • Spotter Training Slides Online!

    • Courtesy of NSSL, the Southern Region and the University of Illinois.

  • Storm Spotting and Public Awareness Since the First Tornado Forecasts of 1948
    By Chuck Doswell, Alan Moller, and Harold Brooks

  • Spotter Glossary

    • Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters, courtesy of NWSFO Norman

  • Online Guide to Meteorology

    • Online Guide to Forces, Pressure, Winds, Severe WX, and much more from the University Of Illinois' Daily Planet

  • NSSL's Weather Room

    • National Severe Storms Laboratory's weather room with questions and answers about severe weather and other weather phenomena as well as links to numerous teaching materials across the 'net.

  • College of Dupage/Paul Sirvatka's class notes

    • Handouts, exercises, quizzes, tutorials and notes on Severe Weather, Basic Meteorology, Forecasting, METAR, MOS, etc.

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