Advanced Spotters' Field Guide

Table of Contents

• The Spotter's Role
• Objectives of this Handbook
• Prerequisities for Using this Guide

II. REPORTING PROCEDURES

• Primary and Scondary Contacts
• Spotter Coordination
• Reporting Criteria

III SAFETY TIPS

IV. THE THUNDERSTORM

• Atmospheric Conditions for Thunderstorm Development
• The Thunderstorm Life Cycle
• Convective Variables

V. THUNDERSTORM TYPES

• The Single Cell Storm
• The Multicell Cluster Storm
• The Multicell Line Storm
• The Supercell Storm

VI. VISUAL ASPECTS OF SERVER THUNDERSTORMS

• Upper-Level Features
• Mid-Level Features
• Low-Level Features

VII. WALL CLOUDS AND OTHER LOWERINGS

• Wall Clouds
• Shelf Clouds and Roll Clouds
• Shelf Clouds vs. Wall Clouds

VIII. NON-TORNADIC SEVERE WEATHER PHENOMENA

• Downburts
• Flash Floods

IX. THE TORNADO

• Life Cycle
• Tornado Variations
• Tornado Classification
• Tornado/Funnel Cloud Look-Alikes

X. SUPERCELL VARIATIONS

• Low-Precipitation (LP) Supercells
• High-Precipitation (HP) Supercells
• Hybrid Storms

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