When severe thunderstorm and tornado outbreaks threaten Arkansas, trained SKYWARN storm spotters and ARES teams deploy mobile stations across rural and urban counties.
Equipped with mobile VHF/UHF transceivers and weather radar monitoring equipment, operators report hail, cloud formations, and wind damage directly to net control stations for rapid transmission to National Weather Service forecast offices.
These ground-truth visual reports are crucial for timely warning issuance across the Natural State.
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