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The primary purpose for the existence of the NWS is to
provide warnings and forecasts for the protection of
lives and property. With that in mind, the staff at
the Grand Junction office has undergone intensive
training to be fully prepared to issue warnings and
statements for life-threatening weather events such as
severe thunderstorms, flash floods, and winter storms.
The
Doppler radar and improved
satellite imagery is providing much more accurate
and timely weather information than has ever been
available in eastern Utah and western Colorado.
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One area of information which is just as important as
Doppler radar and improved satellite imagery is
reliable ground truth information. There are several
ways of obtaining this type of data, but one of the
fastest and most reliable sources is a volunteer
weather spotter network. This network consists of
folks who have an interest in weather and a desire to
provide timely information to the NWS forecasters for
use in warnings, forecasts, and climate statements. |
Until a few years ago, such a network was virtually
nonexistent in western Colorado. The emergence of a
forecast office at Grand Junction prompted a call for
weather spotters in western Colorado, as well as a need
for more spotters in portions of eastern Utah. Despite
our success in recruiting volunteer weather spotters,
large areas remain in western Colorado and eastern Utah
where weather spotters are needed to provide a more
evenly distributed data source.
At
this time, we could use more weather spotters in each
of our
22 counties of responsibility, but especially
in the counties of Daggett, Pitkin and Gunnison.
If you live in eastern Utah or
western Colorado and would like to join
our volunteer spotter network, please
call our office at 970-243-7007 or email
our
Warning Coordination Meteorologist. |
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