HOW TO CALL IN YOUR REPORT

TELL US...

Your name
Where are you calling from?
What are you reporting? (hail, flooding, any damage, tornado, funnel cloud, other)
Provide any measurements
Where is it in relation to your location what direction, how far?
What direction is it moving?
How fast is it moving?
When did it occur?
How long did event last?
Is it still occuring?

When you call in a report it is very important that you speak plainly, relate the details precisely and accurately and answer any questions you are asked as precisely as you can. In as every weather emergency speed and accuracy can save both you and the public from harm. Remember to take all necessary precautions for your own safety (see inside back cover), and to alert the authorities if emergency help is needed.

SAMPLE REPORT

This is Hank Harley calling from Whoville. I have just sighted a funnel cloud in a storm about 5 kilometers to my north. It was visible for 2 minutes at 5:36, but seems to be disappearing now. The storm is moving from the southwest at about 50 km/h and was accompanied by high winds and small, pea-sized hail. I didn't see any damage.

EVENT hail	REPORT... 2 cm dia. and larger hail damage	INCLUDE... time hail began and ended depth if covering ground signs of damage, eg: flattened crops broken windoes, dented cars.
wind damage	90 km/h or higher	moderate or severe structural damage uprooted trees, time wind surge hit, direction and duration
flooding rain	25-50 mm in 1 hr causing flooding	roads/fields under water, overflowing creaks/ditches, mudslides near-zero visibility during cloudburst
tornado/ funnel	all sightings	time seen, description of size, distance away, direction of movement if no funnel, debris rising was the tornado funnel shrinking or enlarging? was it accompanied by sound? hail? +damage? tornado damage discovered in absence of sighted tornado or after the event has passed
rotating cloud under storm	all sightings	time seen, size of lowering, where was it relative to main part of the storm?
roaring sound	all occurances	time, direction, prevailing sky conditions
unusual sightings other events (year-round)	all occurances	waterspouts, large dust devils, etc. damaging wind, blizzard/snowqualls/fog with near-zero visibility, freezing rain.