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Master the Skywarn Spotter Convective Basics course with this 2026/2027 guide. Learn how to safely identify, track, and report severe weather events, including thunderstorms and tornadoes, and gain essential skills for emergency preparedness and weather safety.

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Which of the safety tasks from the "Role of the
SKYWARN Spotter" module (included in ACES) have
b) Communication
you covered so far in this scenario? (Choose all that
apply.)

a) 4 As this storm will be on top of you soon, what is the
b) 3 safest course of action to take at this time? (Order
c) 1 these from safest [1] to least safe [5].)
d) 2
e) 5

d) In your basement Where is the safest location to be in your house
where wind-blown hail during this severe thunderstorm warning? (Choose
and debris will not be the best answer.)
able to penetrate.

b) Local National Whom do you call? (Choose the best answer.)
Weather Service office

b) It depends on the Is it safe to use a telephone during a thunderstorm?
phone. (Choose the best answer.)

a) "Yes, broken windows." What were the essential pieces of information to
b) "Hello... it's hailing like communicate during the phone conversation?
crazy" (Choose all that apply.)
c) "It started about a
minute ago."
e) "in Franklin -- Tennis-
ball-sized hail."




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b) Hail 1 inch in diameter When reporting severe convective weather to the
or greater, winds 58 mph National Weather Service, what are the minimum
or greater, a tornado, or national criteria? (Choose the best answer.)
thunderstorm damage

b) "You call your husband During the previous scenario, you made several
to let him know your decisions that likely increased your risk of injury or
plans for getting the death. Which of the following snippets was a safe
family safely home." decision? (Choose the best answer.)

An anvil is found in which region of a thunderstorm?
a) Top
(Choose the best answer.)

Crisp edges to cauliflower-shaped clouds are
a) strengthening indicative of a ________ thunderstorm? (Choose the
best answer.)

d) Precipitation that Virga is which of the following? (Choose the best
evaporates before answer.)
reaching the ground

A tilted updraft generally means that a storm is
b) False weaker than if the updraft is vertically upright.
(Choose the best answer.)

Which of the following would be acceptable
a) A baseball
objects to comparatively measure a hailstone?
c) A quarter
(Choose all that apply.)

a) Awareness When you expect that you will not be able to get to
b) Awareness a sturdy building, ACES is even more important to
c) Awareness help you stay safe. What pieces of ACES have been
d) Awareness covered by the following statements?. (Use the
e) Communications selection box to choose the answer that best
f) Awareness matches the component.)
g) Awareness
h) Escape Routes
i) Safe Zones
j) Awareness

a) Rotation Which of the following features define a tornado?
d) The rotation must be in (Choose all that apply.)
contact with the ground


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