Storm chasers or tracker in Florida?

[Tracker]

Are there any trackers in Florida?

What is a storm chaser/tracker?

Do these folks work for the news media....?

Orrr are they like free lance n call the storms in to the news media, or public safety.....?

Are these folks paid or compensated? By who? How? How much?

Why all the radios? Who do they talk too?

Just wondering as I find it n weather in general interesting.....

 

[N1XDS]

This website will be helpful...All the radios and computers are for communications and phones also are for weather spotting and weather center.

Storm Chaser Official World Homepage

 

[tampatracker]

There's always me

 

[Tracker]

There's always me

Am all ears?

 

[tampatracker]

Hey Tracker. I am not a storm chaser, nor am I a news stringer for the media. I'm just a humble scanner enthusiast, whose online name just happens to be what it is

 

[Tracker]

Ok, I was ref.
to your previous "there's always me" comment?....

 

[EMD91123]

Hi,

My name is Michael and I am from Boynton Beach and used to live up in Tampa . I am a SKYWARN spotter and chaser. Trackers are basicly those that choose to stay home and monitor storms and spotters are the ones that are out in the field that report hazardous conditions to local weather service offices. I do chase as well I have chased from the Keys up to south of a line from Cape Canaveral to Ocala. These days with the price of gas I just stay local as much as possible . SKYWARN classes are an excellent start of you want to get involved .

 

[Tracker]

Hi,

My name is Michael and I am from Boynton Beach and used to live up in Tampa . I am a SKYWARN spotter and chaser. Trackers are basicly those that choose to stay home and monitor storms and spotters are the ones that are out in the field that report hazardous conditions to local weather service offices. I do chase as well I have chased from the Keys up to south of a line from Cape Canaveral to Ocala. These days with the price of gas I just stay local as much as possible . SKYWARN classes are an excellent start of you want to get involved .

Thanks for the info Michael, are you paid/compensated for your serviced by SKYWARN, or any other news media?
Does SKYWARAN provide you with any sort of ID that identifies you as a "spoter" storm chaser? (in case you get stopped n or questioned by law enforcement)?
Ozzy

 

[coleglenn05]

Tracker,

Here is some stuff that I have found over time. There are online courses that you can take.

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23

National Weather Service - eSpotter

NWS SKYWARN

Skywarn.org | SKYWARN® National | Severe Weather Spotters, Local SKYWARN® Groups, Severe Weather Information, SKYWARN® Training

Storm Spotter Resources

kBrews Storm Spotting Frequencies

Hope this helps.

 

[EMD91123]

you are issued an ID card with your number to call in with. No I am not compensated or are affiliated with a media company.

 

[Tracker]

you are issued an ID card with your number to call in with. No I am not compensated or are affiliated with a media company.

Ok, I appreciate the info