Contributing personal observations via a community-based network of volunteers can help with weather and river forecasts.

Heavy downpours are becoming more intense in the United States as climate change supercharges the water cycle, leading to an ...

Weather service said observers are needed to measure precipitation. You must have "an enthusiasm for watching and reporting weather." The National Weather Service is seeking volunteers to observe ...

The TDWRs also measure the same quantities as our familiar network of 148 NEXRAD WSR-88D Doppler radars--precipitation intensity, winds, rainfall rate, echo tops, etc. However, the newer Terminal ...

Organizers of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, the state’s rainfall monitor volunteer program, are putting out a call for more volunteers to measure rain, hail and snow in ...

The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge. Participants submit their precipitation ...