2021 Spotter Training Sessions
Updated as of: Apr 9, 2021.
Note: All classes will be "virtual" only through the Spring of 2021, meaning online content with a real instructor. These SkyWarn Refresher classes will be offered on Monday evening (7-8pm) and Tuesday afternoons (2-3pm), throughout April. Spotter classes are free of charge and open to the public.
How to Sign up for a Virtual Class
- Click the class you would like to attend below to show the registration link, or simply click here > SkyWarn Refresher Registration
- Complete the registration form. If more than one person will be watching, you don't need to register more than once - we'll send an email about how to register as a spotter and get your certificate after the class.
- Once registered, you will receive an email with a link to join. Before the class, please visit the GoToWebinar System Check and try a test session to make sure your computer, tablet, or smartphone is ready to attend the class! If you do not have a strong internet connection, you will have the option to call in by phone to listen to the audio.
Frequently Asked Questions About SkyWarn
What is SKYWARN?
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Area Contacts for SkyWarn or Amateur Radio Information |
Contact your local County Emergency Manager in North Dakota or in Minnesota for location and time of the SKYWARN training in your county this spring.
For additional information on the SKYWARN program, contact Gregory.Gust@noaa.gov
The National Weather Service will typically issue a warning for one or both of the following reasons; Doppler radar detects severe weather or SKYWARN spotters report severe weather. If a warning is issued for your location, you are in danger and need to seek shelter.
The biggest supporters of the SKYWARN program are emergency response officials and amateur radio operators. One of the best ways to get involved is to talk with an amateur radio operator. If you have a scanner, tune in to a local amateur radio SKYWARN net (see list below) to get a feel for what is involved.
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Amateur Radio SKYWARN Frequencies in: |
Northwest Minnesota
- Barnesville MN - 147.060+ MHz
- Bemidji MN - 145.450- or 146.730- MHz
- Crookston MN - 147.120+ MHz
- Detroit Lakes MN - 146.820- MHz
- Fergus Falls MN - 146.640- or 444.200+ MHz
- Fisher MN - 146.700- MHz
- Karlstad MN - 145.470- MHz
- Lengby MN - 147.270+ MHz
- Northome MN - 146.760- MHz
- Park Rapids MN - 147.300+ MHz
- Thief River Falls MN - 146.850- MHz
- Wadena MN - 147.330+ MHz
- Camp Wilderness MN - 147.390+ MHz
- Wannaska MN - 147.090+ MHz
- Warroad MN - 147.090+ MHz
- Williams MN - 147.000- MHz
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Eastern North Dakota
- Barney ND - 146.610- MHz
- Carrington ND - 146.670- MHz
- Cavalier ND - 147.150+ or 446.525- MHz
- Devils Lake ND - 146.880- MHz
- Fargo ND - 145.350- (Tone 123) or 146.970- MHz
- Grafton ND - 146.760- MHz
- Grandin ND - 146.760- MHz
- Grand Forks ND - 146.940- (Tone 123) or 147.390+ MHz
- Gwinner ND - 145.110- MHz
- Horace ND - 146.715- or 443.750+ MHz
- Leeds ND - 147.000- MHz
- Lisbon ND - 147.000- MHz
- Lakota ND - 146.820- MHz
- Langdon ND - 146.790- or 441.525+ MHz
- Maddock ND - 147.240+ or 442.250+ MHz
- Mayville ND - 146.910- MHz
- Petersburg ND - 146.820- or 443.950+ MHz
- Rock Lake ND - 147.300+ MHz
- Valley City ND - 146.790- MHz
- Wahpeton ND - 147.375+ or 443.800+ MHz
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Most of these sites can be linked together. In times of severe weather, this "link" allows amateur radio operators at the NWS in Grand Forks to communicate with those directly affected by the storm. The callsign for the NWS in Grand Forks is N0GF. Amateur radio operators are a vital part of the NWS severe weather warning program.
Amateur Radio Clubs
Amateur Radio Links
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