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Significant
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WHAT IS SWOP?
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The Significant Weather Observing Program (SWOP) was created at the
National Weather Service in Central Illinois in order to provide forecasters with
additional data during and after significant weather events. Participants in the
program provide the NWS with real-time reports; including rain and
snowfall amounts, as well as data associated with thunderstorms such as hail
size, wind gusts, and
flooding. The data gathered from SWOP observers is used to aid
forecasters in the issuance of various statements, advisories, and warnings.
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JOINING
SWOP
If you would like to become a
participant in the SWOP program, send an e-mail to nwsliilx@noaa.gov
, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. In order to be part of SWOP, you
will need to have access to a computer. Please include the following information in your e-mail:
1. Full Name and Address (including county)
2. Home Phone Number
3. Preferred e-mail address
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MORE ABOUT
SWOP
Training
sessions for SWOP members are usually conducted twice per year. The
sessions serve to keep observers up to date and to give National Weather
Service staff a chance to personally meet and interact with them.
SWOP members
send their weather reports to the National Weather Service in one of two
ways: either through a web-based report form or through e-mail.
We highly encourage use of the web form, since that is
the quickest way to get data to us. Participants may also send reports
through the SWOP e-mail account at
nwsliilx@noaa.gov
Weather Reports from SWOP observers are
collected and placed online. Rain and snowfall totals from across
central Illinois are routinely posted. In addition, after severe
weather episodes, event summaries will be compiled and placed online as
well.
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