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As a National Weather Service SKYWARN storm spotter, I like to keep a close eye on the weather, especially when severe weather is in the forecast. Each morning, this page is my first look at the weather. The purpose of this page is to answer these questions:

• Is today a severe weather day?

• If so, what, where and when?

• Is severe weather within the three to five day forecast?

• Does the National Weather Service anticipate that storm spotters and emergency management personnel may or will be activated? Note: The "Spotter Call to Action Statement" in the Hazardous Weather Outlook is of particular importance.

If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," I then turn to the Graphical Weather Forecast web page and the Daily Weather Charts web page. These pages allow me to become aware of potentially strong or severe storms that will be moving into this area in the next few days, and to immediately begin preparing for the effects of these storms, so that on the day of the storm I can devote primary attention to the job of providing "ground truth" to the NWS.

Weather Station at 24 Willow Place: KALDECAT4
Current Conditions-Willow Place 
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Weather Station at Pryor Field, Decatur, AL - Conditions - Last Three Days | Meteogram
Radar for Huntsville
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National and Local Radar

Graphical Weather Forecasts from the Huntsville Weather Forecast Office

North America Water Vapor Image

250 mb Upper Air Map	500 mb Upper Air Map	850 mb Upper Air Map

SPC Activity Chart	Categtorical Outlook	Tornado Outlook

Thunderstorm Outlook 16Z-20Z [1100-1500 CST]	Thunderstorm Outlook 20Z-00Z [1500-1900 CST]	Thunderstorm Outlook 00Z-04Z [1900-2300 CST]

National Forecast Model Maps
National Weather Service

Short Range
24 hour
48 hour

Medium Range
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6

A few of the additional weather pages on this web site:

• Graphical Weather Forecast

• Daily Weather Charts - Complete

• Weather - Model Outlook

• National and Local Radar (especially helpful in tracking storms moving into the state and this county)

• West Atlantic Satellite Images (during hurricane season)

• Hazardous Weather Quick Look (the several NWS web pages used during strong or severe storms; carefully check the date and time of the statement, report or alert)

• Quick Text Links

Huntsville Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service

• Severe/Hazardous Weather

• Hazardous Weather Outlook

• Area Forecast Discussion

• Short Term Forecast (The 6-Hour NOWCAST).
  Not issued during fair weather. Access only during inclement weather; carefully check the date and time.

• Special Weather Statements
  Issued infrequently; carefully check the date and time.

• Storm Reports
  Storm specific; carefully check the date and time.

Updated Links

• Watch County Notifications

• Weather Watch Clearance Notification

• Special Weather Statement / Significant Weather Alert

• Short Term Forecast

• Severe Weather Outlook

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=SWO
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=SWO&node=KWNS

• Severe Thunderstorm Warning

• Severe Thunderstorm Statement

• Tornado Watch - Alabama

• Tornado Warning

Storm Prediction Center:

• Watches

• Mesoscale Discussions

• Outlooks

Links to College of DuPage Next Generation Weather Lab:

• The Nexlab AL Page

• Hazardous Weather Outlook

• Area Forecast Discussion 

• Area Forecast Matrix 

• Short Term Forecast 

• Supplemental Observations 

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