This page details information of relevance to our network of SKYWARN^TM spotters, and ham radio reporters. If you are interested in becoming a spotter, please email us.

Upcoming Spotter Talks

Online Spotter Training

SKYWARN^® Spotter Training

Spotter Report Data Quality: Data Sources, Possible Errors, and Mitigation Ideas

Remember, you DO NOT have to be a licensed, amateur {ham} radio operator to attend and/or participate in the Skywarn^TM program!

Regional Skywarn and Spotter Organizations

• Greenville-Spartanburg Regional Skywarn^TM
• Charlotte Area Skywarn
• The Blue Ridge Weather Watch

Local Skywarn and Spotter Organizations

• Mecklenburg County ARES^TM
• Union County ARES
• ARES of Cleveland County / Shelby Amateur Radio Club
• Cleveland County REACT
• Rutherford County Skywarn^TM
• Laurens County Skywarn^TM page
• Pickens County Skywarn^TM page

If your local amateur radio club reports severe weather to the National Weather Service but is not listed here, please send us an email so we can add your group.

Online Publications

• Spotter Guide
• Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning...Nature's Most Violent Storms
• Sky Watcher Cloud Poster

Weather Information Pages for Mobile Users

• Mobile Weather 

County Warning Area (CWA) Map

• A map of the Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service Office CWA