Mission Statement
Indiana-Michigan-Ohio SKYWARN directs information from an
amateur radio network of trained severe weather spotters to the
National Weather Service, Northern Indiana. Our ultimate goal is
to help protect lives in the National Weather Service's 37 county
warning area.
THE GOALS OF SKYWARN
1) TO HAVE A NETWORK OF SPOTTERS IN PLACE TO REPORT SEVERE
     WEATHER
2) TO ACTIVATE THIS NETWORK AS NEEDED
3) TO COORDINATE REPORTS FROM THE SPOTTERS IN A PROFESSIONAL
     MANNER
4) TO RELAY THESE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     IN A TIMELY MANNER
CRITERIA FOR REPORTING
TORNADOES
FUNNELS CLOUDS
WALL CLOUDS, ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS
WIND GUST (ESTIMATED OR MEASURED 40 MPH OR MORE)
WIND DAMAGE (TO LIMBS, TREES, ROOFS, ECT.)
HAIL ( WITH DIAMETER OF LARGEST STONES)
FLOODING (BASEMENTS, EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING, SMALL STREAMS)
HEAVY RAIN (0.75 INCHES OR GREATHER IN 1 HOUR OR LESS
     OR 2 INCHES IN ANY TIME FRAME LESS THEN 24 HOURS)
FIRE / DAMAGE CAUSED BY LIGHTING
ANY DEATH OR INJURY DUE TO ANY OF THE ABOVE
Remember to always get the three most important parts of a report
            1. WHAT - HAIL, TORNADO, FUNNEL CLOUD, ECT.
            2. WHERE - COUNTY & DIRECTION / DISTANCE FROM NEAREST TOWN
            3. WHEN - TIME OF OCCURRENCE
mission.imo 4/6/99