Ultimately the radar cannot see what exactly occurs at the surface of the earth, and storm spotters now correlated ground truthing with radar signatures.

The use of FM repeaters was a huge advancement for storm spotters; spotters could now hear each other regularly.

Supercell thunderstorms are sometimes classified by meteorologists and storm spotters into three categories.

This is where observations by storm spotter and storm chasers may be of vital importance.

Some chasers may work as official storm spotters for the National Weather Service.

These systems are used for area or regional communications, for example in Skywarn nets, where storm spotters relay severe weather reports.

A storm spotter is a specific type of type of weather spotter.

Cooperative weather observers often double as storm spotters.

Many chasers also are storm spotters, reporting their observations of hazardous weather to the authorities.

Larry, a sports car enthusiast, is also a storm spotter and volunteer firefighter.