What kind of reports do we want? The criteria for a severe thunderstorm is:
- One inch diameter hail is “Severe” hail. We would like to receive reports of hail of any size – report the size of the largest hailstone
- Winds of 58 mph or greater
- Any kind of significant damage. This includes live trees or large limbs down, power lines down, or damage to structures
For heavy rain events, we would like to know about amounts of 1 inch or more in less than an hour’s time, or any amount in excess of 3 inches.
For winter weather events we would like reports of the onset of any kind of wintry weather, be it snow, sleet or freezing rain. Then, we would like to know about snow accumulations of 1 inch or more, sleet accumulations of .25 inches, and any glaze of freezing rain which begins to weigh down trees and power lines.
