| Great opportunity and fantastic resources from Meteorological Service of Canada:
CANWARN StormspotterTraining June 11th
Sydenham St. United Church located at 82 Sydenham St. Kingston.
Start time at 6:30 PM
Send your RSVP and any questions to Geoff Coulson
Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada
Geoff.coulson@canada.ca/ Tel: 416 739-4466
– Weather Resources –
Storm Spotter Websites
- ECAlertMe – weather alert emails from EC
- Alert Ready includes info on Wireless Public Alerting
- SKYWARN spotter guides…American equivalent to CANWARN
- NOAA Weather Spotters’ Field Guide
- Weather glossary for storm spotters
- Guide to snow measurement for winter reports
Lightning Information and Safety
- Lightning danger map, safety, statistics, science, frequently asked questions
- LightningMaps.org
- Canadian Lightning Danger Map – Ontario
- Lightning Safety Tips and Resources – US National Weather Service
More Internet Weather sites
- Environment Canada’s Weather website
- Weatheradio Information
- Types of Weather Alerts in Canada
- National Weather Service
- Jetstream – Online Weather School
- WW2010 – Online Meteorology Course
- The Ohio State University (OSU) Current and Forecast Weather Information
- Weather Observations
- Unisys Weather – Current and Forecast Weather Information
- Weather Underground Current and Forecast Weather Information
- Intellicast Current and Forecast Weather Information
- Windy Forecast Weather Information
- CoCoRaHS Volunteer Weather Observing Network
- Winter Weather Conditions
- Weatheradio Listeners’ Newsletter
Smartphone Apps
- Météo – Canadian Weather – Apple/iOS app
- WeatherEh- Apple/iOS
- Radarscope – Apple/iOS and Google Play
- Storm (from Weather Underground) – Apple/iOS app
Books
- Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment – 2nd Canadian Edition – 2015 C.D Ahrens, Peter L. Jackson and Chris Jackson
- The AMS Weather Book: An Easy-To-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather -2009 Edition, by Jack Williams
- The Weather Handbook: An Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops – 3rd Edition – 2015, by Alan Watts
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather, by David Ludlum, Knopf Publishing
- Guide to Weather Forecasting: All the Information You’ll Need to Make Your Own Weather Forecast, by Storm Dunlop, Firefly Books
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