Snow Spotters

Welcome to the NWS Northern Indiana Snow Spotter Page!

Our goal is to expand the existing snow spotter network in order to receive more real time and snowfall information, which will in turn lead to better forecasts.

What's New

• The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana is in the process of planning our fall 2004 winter weather spotter training classes. We plan on holding about a dozen classes at various locations in northern Indiana, southwest lower Michigan, and northwest Ohio this fall. See our calendar of events to find out where classes have been scheduled thus far. 
• Interested in becoming a snow spotter? Email our snow spotter program leader to find out more information.

Winter Weather Spotter Presentation

View our snow spotter training slide show online for a review of what we covered in the training presentations we gave last fall. The training covers NWS winter weather products, types of winter precipitation, how to properly measure snow, and some very impressive snow pictures!

Snow Spotter Publications

Snow Measurement Guidelines - A comprehensive guide of snow measurement and reporting criteria.

Winter 2003-2004 Snow Spotter Newsletter (PDF version)

Winter 2003-2004 Snow Spotter Newsletter (HTML version)

Why we need more Snow Spotters

Click on the thumbnail image above for a view of our existing snow spotter network in 2002. As you can see, the snow spotters are concentrated around big cities such as Fort Wayne and South Bend, with very few spotters in rural areas. Our goal is to "fill in the map" with snow spotters, especially in rural areas where reports can be scarce.