Yup, a spotter for three cities in southern Dallas county under the RACES (radio amateur civil emergency service)network. We activate when weather is in the area and provide eyeballs for the NWS to confirm what they are actually seeing or report things they aren't. We have to attend a Skywarn weather school every two years and its a ton of fun. A "spotter" is not a "chaser" however, so we don't go looking for weather.
Some of the super dedicated spotters have radar in their vehicles....W5TUX has his own mobile radar. I've got internet, windspeed, barometric pressure, and full ham HF/UHF/VHF communications in my car. I'm sure there are counterparts in your area, Bill.