{{Short description|Brazilian meterologist group}} The '''Reporting Platform and Voluntary Network of Severe Storm Observers''' ({{langx|pt|Plataforma de Registros e Rede Voluntária de Observadores de Tempestades Severas}}), 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 (REVOT) from the Federal University of Santa Maria and the Severe Weather Reporting Platform (PRETS).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nascimento |first=Ernani L. |title=Rede Voluntária de Observadores de Tempestades - descrição do projeto |trans-title= |url=https://www.ufsm.br/app/uploads/sites/453/2022/04/revot_descricao_do_projeto_pagina-Meteorologia-UFSM-1.pdf |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Federal University of Santa Maria |language=pt-BR }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=REVOT: descrição geral. |url=https://www.ufsm.br/cursos/graduacao/santa-maria/meteorologia/revot-descricao-geral |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Federal University of Santa Maria |language=pt-BR}}</ref> PREVOTS is also a partner in an international collaboration that reports severe weather events in South America, the SAMHI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Associated projects |url=https://samhi.cima.fcen.uba.ar/publicHomePageText/list?id=PROJECTS |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=SAMHI}}</ref>
== 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 (UFSM) * National Institute for Space Research (INPE) * South American Meteorological Risks and Impacts Database (SAMHI) *Minas Gerais Water Management Institute (IGAM) * University of Oklahoma
== External links == {{Official website|https://prevots.org/}}
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Category:Meteorological organizations Category:Non-profit organisations based in Brazil
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