Picture Gallery
Attention!
Branch County Skywarn is looking for YOUR weather pictures! If you have pictures you'd like to see in a gallery on this website, please email them to Andrew Glenn at aglenn_151@yahoo.com
If you can, I ask that you please include the date and location that the pictures were taken, if that is not possible, I understand.
The pictures can be anything weather related... wall clouds, hail, tornadoes, lightning, anvils, snow, rain, wind, sleet, damage, you get the idea.
Please note: proper credit will be given to those that submit photographs.
At a glance...
Today Snow Likely |
Tonight Slight Chc Snow |
Friday Chance Snow |
Friday Night  Chance Flurries |
Saturday Partly Sunny |
Saturday Night  Partly Cloudy |
Sunday Partly Sunny |
Sunday Night  Chance Rain/Snow |
Monday Chance Snow |
| Hi 34°F | Lo 20°F | Hi 29°F | Lo 15°F | Hi 32°F | Lo 22°F | Hi 38°F | Lo 30°F | Hi 37°F |
Some slippery/snow covered roadways may be encountered this morning... Light snow accumulations are probable today...
The Hazardous Weather Outlook is available through the button below
Please read this CALL FOR PICTURES Note: The following table reflects the outlook for the *Entire Country* and NOT necessarily Branch County
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Latest News
Brad, K8BPD has fine-tuned our Skywarn Operating Procedures. In addition he has also modified the Net Preambles and added a Local Storm Report Liasion form. This is explained in more detail in the SOP.
These documents are also available by going to Skywarn -> Skywarn Operating Procedures on the navigation menu.
UPDATED Skywarn Operating Procedures
NEW LSRL Form
NEW Spotter Position Distance Reference Sheet This form lists all 25 spotter positions, and their relative distance from a geographical landmark (Coldwater, Bronson, etc.). It is new material as of 1/16/2008 -AG
UPDATED Net Preamble (Cond. Green)
UPDATED Net Preamble (Cond. Yellow)
UPDATED Net Preamble (Cond. Red)
Advanced Warning Box (JPEG)
GRLevel3 Place File for Advanced Warning Box This is a place file for use with the GRLevel3 software program. It is an approximation of the Advanced Warning Box Image above.
GRLevel3 Place File for Fixed Spotter Positions This is a place file for use with the GRLevel3 software program. It displays our Fixed Spotter Positions. Pleas DO NOT save this file to your computer. Instead copy the URL into the Placefile Manager. Otherwise you won't get any changes or updates that are made.
Radar Data
More Radar Images are on the radar page or by clicking on the image below...
High Resolution Radar Images can be accessed from the radar page.
About Us
Branch County Skywarn consists of private citizens and members of emergency services, who with a trained eye, volunteer by making vital observations during periods of life threatening weather. These observations provide the National Weather Service and local emergency management with critical real-time information, to improve early warnings in order for the public to seek adequate shelter.