Smith Recognized by National Weather Service for 4,000 Reports

Joe Smith has been recognized by the National Weather Service (NWS) and Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) for surpassing 4,000 daily precipitation reports. He was honored with a Volunteer Appreciation Award given by Nolan Doesken, National Director of CoCoRaHS, and a Certificate of Recognition from Krissy Hurley and Alyssa Clements of the National Weather Service, Nashville, Tennessee Weather Forecast Office.

Smith operates Weather Station TN-LS-5 in his backyard in Hohenwald and has been submitting reports since January 2013. Rain, hail, and snow data collected b...