🌀 1. Use the NWS “Storm Report” Submission Form

Each local NWS office accepts storm reports through an online form or email.

• Go to: https://www.weather.gov/
• Find the local forecast office by ZIP code or region.
• Look for a link like:
  “Submit a Storm Report”
  or
  “Submit Severe Weather Photos / Damage Reports”

You’ll usually be able to include:

• Date and time
• Location (address, lat/long)
• Type of event (hail, tornado, wind, flood, etc.)
• Size (e.g. hail size in inches)
• Damage description
• Upload photos or videos (if allowed)

📍 Tip: Some regional offices provide a shortcut to submit via email or social media.

🛰 2. Use the mPING App (NOAA-Partnered Tool)

• mPING = Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground
• Developed by NOAA and the University of Oklahoma
• Downloadable on Android and iOS

You can report:

• Hail
• Wind
• Tornadoes
• Ice
• Flooding
• Visibility issues

📱 Simply open the app → choose event type → report location and time.
The data goes straight to researchers and NWS forecasters.

Download:
https://mping.nssl.noaa.gov/

🖼 3. Tag NWS on Social Media with Photos

If you tweet or post storm damage or hail sizes:

• Tag @NWS or your local NWS office handle
• Use hashtags like #StormReport, #Hail, #WindDamage
• Include location + time + size/impact

They monitor these for real-time awareness and damage assessment.

📊 4. Contribute to CoCoRaHS (Long-Term Precipitation Data)

If you’re more into daily rain/hail measurement:

• Join CoCoRaHS.org
• It’s a citizen-science network where you log weather from your location over time

🧪 Good if you want to be part of a long-term network of contributors.

📝 5. Forensic-Level Submission

If you’re considering contributing to storm verification (as we do), consider:

• Building a Google Forms template for submitting timestamped storm data via email
• Including:
  • Maps
  • Images with EXIF data (timestamps)
  • Witness affidavits
  • Roof inspection forms

You can then submit this to:

Private partners like CoreLogic or Verisk

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC)

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

6. Send Your Damage Report to US

• Basic Storm Data or Damage? Download THIS FILE, fill it out, and send it to cyle[at]stormrecongroup.com and we’ll get it to the right place!
• Professional Forensic Submission? Download THIS FILE, fill it out, and send it to cyle[at]stormrecongroup.com and we’ll get it to the right place!