How to recognize a 'radar-confirmed tornado'
This radar snapshot shows an extremely dangerous weather phenomenon underway -- but if people at home don't know what to look for, it's easy to miss it. When the rain starts to fall, people immediately look to the weather radar to see how long it will last. But when severe weather strikes, meteorologists can use this technology to pinpoint the precise location of damaging tornadoes and give more accurate warnings to those in their path.
Weather pros want your help to spot storms
The National Weather Service still has a few sessions left this year for training citizens to help inform their communities during severe weather. The National Weather Service Peachtree City office holds about a dozen training opportunities for the SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program every year. In a recent session in Macon,...