SPOTTER NETWORK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
A highway overpass is a good place to take shelter from a tornado. - Answers False
The ______________ represents atmospheric events varying from a few miles to tens and hundreds
of miles including thunderstorm complexes, frontal systems, and precipitation bands in tropical
storms. - Answers Mesoscale
The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates tornadoes based on ________________. - Answers the damage they
cause.
In the photo below, you are looking southwest from almost 4 miles south-southwest of Anadarko, OK.
This tornado has been occurring for over 5 minutes. Which tornado report best reflects what should
be reported on Spotter Network? - Answers Tornado occurring for 5+ minutes roughly 4 miles SW of
Anadarko, OK moving northeast. No damage has been spotted.
Most flash flood deaths occur in homes. - Answers False
What cloud type best describes the photo seen below? - Answers Shelf Cloud
_____________ systems are weather making inward spiraling, and ascending, circulation systems
_____________ systems are weather inhibiting descending, outward spiraling systems. - Answers Low
Pressure
High Pressure
Watching the video below, what should be reported on Spotter Network? (Yellow sky background) -
Answers Tornado
___________ are issued by NWS when weather events are expected to remain below the warning
criteria, but still cause significant inconvenience.
___________ are issued by NWS when severe weather events are imminent or occurring in real time.
___________ are issued by NWS when Conditions are Favorable for the development severe weather.
- Answers Weather Advisories
Weather Warnings
Weather Watches
About how many tornadoes strike the U.S. each year? - Answers 1,000
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), what is the threshold speed for "severe"
thunderstorm winds? - Answers 58 MPH
Watching the video below, what should be reported on Spotter Network? (Pink / Blue / Gray sky -
with lightning flashes) - Answers Wall Cloud
The first stage of a thunderstorm is the... - Answers Cumulus Stage
A person who has been struck by lightning... - Answers is in need of medical attention regardless of
any obvious burns.
In the photo below, a severe thunderstorm is in progress moving northeast at 20 MPH. Your current
location is 5 miles southwest of the thunderstorm. Which section (1,2,3,4) of the thunderstorm would
most likely contain large hail? - Answers Section 3
Select the three necessary ingredients for thunderstorm formation. - Answers Moisture, Lifting
Mechanism, Instability
Upon making two low quality reports on Spotter Network, you will have your reporting privileges
removed and will need to retake the Spotter Network Training. - Answers True
The type of thunderstorm that produces nearly all of the significant tornadoes is the... - Answers
Supercell
The most likely stage for large hail and damaging winds is the... - Answers Mature Stage
A highway overpass is a good place to take shelter from a tornado. - Answers False
The ______________ represents atmospheric events varying from a few miles to tens and hundreds
of miles including thunderstorm complexes, frontal systems, and precipitation bands in tropical
storms. - Answers Mesoscale
The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates tornadoes based on ________________. - Answers the damage they
cause.
In the photo below, you are looking southwest from almost 4 miles south-southwest of Anadarko, OK.
This tornado has been occurring for over 5 minutes. Which tornado report best reflects what should
be reported on Spotter Network? - Answers Tornado occurring for 5+ minutes roughly 4 miles SW of
Anadarko, OK moving northeast. No damage has been spotted.
Most flash flood deaths occur in homes. - Answers False
What cloud type best describes the photo seen below? - Answers Shelf Cloud
_____________ systems are weather making inward spiraling, and ascending, circulation systems
_____________ systems are weather inhibiting descending, outward spiraling systems. - Answers Low
Pressure
High Pressure
Watching the video below, what should be reported on Spotter Network? (Yellow sky background) -
Answers Tornado
___________ are issued by NWS when weather events are expected to remain below the warning
criteria, but still cause significant inconvenience.
___________ are issued by NWS when severe weather events are imminent or occurring in real time.
___________ are issued by NWS when Conditions are Favorable for the development severe weather.
- Answers Weather Advisories
Weather Warnings
Weather Watches
About how many tornadoes strike the U.S. each year? - Answers 1,000
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), what is the threshold speed for "severe"
thunderstorm winds? - Answers 58 MPH
Watching the video below, what should be reported on Spotter Network? (Pink / Blue / Gray sky -
with lightning flashes) - Answers Wall Cloud
The first stage of a thunderstorm is the... - Answers Cumulus Stage
A person who has been struck by lightning... - Answers is in need of medical attention regardless of
any obvious burns.
In the photo below, a severe thunderstorm is in progress moving northeast at 20 MPH. Your current
location is 5 miles southwest of the thunderstorm. Which section (1,2,3,4) of the thunderstorm would
most likely contain large hail? - Answers Section 3
Select the three necessary ingredients for thunderstorm formation. - Answers Moisture, Lifting
Mechanism, Instability
Upon making two low quality reports on Spotter Network, you will have your reporting privileges
removed and will need to retake the Spotter Network Training. - Answers True
The type of thunderstorm that produces nearly all of the significant tornadoes is the... - Answers
Supercell
The most likely stage for large hail and damaging winds is the... - Answers Mature Stage
