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Weather Watchers Help Government Meteorologists

High-tech radar may provide a good sense of what the day will look like, but radar alone isn’t always good enough. Sometimes weather spotters are needed to help with warnings and to verify radar data. Over 300,000 certified SKYWARN spotters …

Hailstorms, Heat and Wildfires Made 2011 a Rough Year in Texas

With weather forecasters issuing severe weather alerts for Texas as a slow moving cold front rolls across the state, many Texans may be reminded of the natural forces in 2011 that destroyed lives and property in all corners of the …