SKYWARN Spotter Program
(How you can help your neighbors)
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The SkywarnTM Spotter program is a voluntary program in which the public can participate and interact with your local NWS Office. SkywarnTM spotters are encouraged to relay critical weather information to their local NWS Office, in support of the Warning and Forecast Operations. The information they provide routinely helps the NWS Forecasters make better/more informed forecasts, and helps them to warn others of impending dangers or hazards.
A list of what we ask our Spotters to report, and How to Report.
"How do I become a SkywarnTM Spotter," you ask??
SkyWarnTM Spotters are asked to receive weather spotter training and
safety information during informational sessions, normally conducted by the local NWS Warning
Coordination Meteorologist (WCM), and Forecasters. These training sessions are usually
conducted in the Spring and Summer months, in anticipation of the climatological Severe Weather
Season.
Many of our SkywarnTM spotters are also Amateur Radio operators. These spotters use amateur radio frequencies to relay important and time sensitive information to the NWS. See a map of frequencies listened to by the NWS.
SkywarnTM Spotter Newsletters:
National Weather Map
Graphical Forecasts
Satellite
Radar
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