Here is an easy way to become a contributor to the weather community by using your smartphone! The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is collecting public weather reports through a free app called “mPING” available for smart phones or mobile devices.
The app is called “mPING,” for Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground. mPING reports are immediately archived into a database at NSSL, and are displayed on a map accessible to anyone.
Here is an excerpt on why NSSL developed this app: “Weather radars cannot “see” at the ground, so mPING reports are used by the NOAA National Weather Service to fine-tune their forecasts. NSSL uses the data in a variety of ways, including to develop new radar and forecasting technologies and techniques.”
Check out more at this link.
Report your precip type to this website to help meteorologists in the upcoming winter season! http://t.co/yutMNJlPWv pic.twitter.com/jg4XUVwybH
— Jacob Wilkins⚡ (@JacobWilkinswx) November 14, 2014
Additionally, you can also get the @NSSL #mPING app (iOS/Android), to send your snow report & help research! http://t.co/3C6ZlxgvSv #vtwx
— NWS Burlington (@NWSBurlington) November 14, 2014
Use the mPING app to submit & check precip type reports. Great way to find the snow! https://t.co/5iqQVlTNPQ pic.twitter.com/UYzcJRQK5L
— Grant Gilmore (@grant_gilmore) November 1, 2014
Not much but very light snow still falling in south Raleigh #mPING KRAX – 9:09 AM est pic.twitter.com/6wMOi9sHq4
— Brice Coffer (@BriceCoffer) November 14, 2014