PREVOTS
The Reporting Platform and Voluntary Network of Severe Storm Observers, usually called PREVOTS, is a Brazilian group of meteorologists, which aims to improve documentation, research and forecasting of severe weather in Brazil. It began in June 2018 and is a combination of the Storm Observers Voluntary Network from the Federal University of Santa Maria and the Severe Weather Reporting Platform. PREVOTS is also a partner in an international collaboration that reports severe weather events in South America, the SAMHI.
Partners
Since its establishment, PREVOTS has, with the help of partners, worked in research and analysis of severe weather, including:- Federal University of Santa Maria
- National Institute for Space Research
- South American Meteorological Risks and Impacts Database
- Minas Gerais Water Management Institute
- University of Oklahoma