Skywarn

North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee Skywarn web page available!

www.nalsw.net

SKYWARN is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer weather spotters. Storm spotters come from many walks of life, including fire fighters, law enforcement, and amateur radio operators. SKYWARN spotters coordinate with local emergency management officials and send reports of weather based phenomena to the NWS.  Skywarn spotter training is FREE and open to any member of the public.  Prior registration is NOT required.

In addition to serving as a community's first line of defense against dangerous storms, spotters provide important information to warning forecasters who make critical warning decisions. SKYWARN storm spotters play a critical role of giving the NWS vital ground truth data, which helps the NWS perform our primary mission, to save lives and property.

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Huntsville maintains communications with area emergency managers, law enforcement and spotters who report via amateur radio during severe or adverse weather events. The Northern Alabama SKYWARN group, and the NWS Huntsville provide guidelines and information on how to become involved with Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee SKYWARN activities.

Spotter Information

• Spotter's Field Guides* --   Basic ~500K*
• The "Role of the SKYWARN^® Spotter": Module is used to provide baseline training for all spotters along with an overview of SKYWARN.
• Storm Spotter's Guide from Univ of IL Urbana-Champaign

Additional Spotter Links

• NWS SKYWARN
• National SKYWARN Page
• National Spotter Network

Lincoln County, TN

1615 Wilson Parkway

Fayetteville, TN 37334

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Weather Workshop
Interpreters & CART Services will be provided

DeKalb County Commission Activities Building
111 Grand Ave SW
Fort Payne, AL 35967
 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Weather Workshop
Interpreters & CART Services will be provided

National Space Science and Technology Center
320 Sparkman Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35805

Franklin County, Tennessee

Franklin County Annex Building

817 Dinah Shore Blvd, Winchester, TN 37398

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(this page will be updated once a new date is set)

Jackson/Dekalb Counties

Northeast Alabama Community College

MT 119

138 AL-35, Rainsville, AL 35986

Lincoln County, TN

Lincoln County Emergency Management

1615 Wilson Pkwy, Fayetteville, TN 37334

Lauderdale County

University of North Alabama East Campus

1640 Tune Avenue, Florence, AL 35630

Lawrence County- Moulton

Lawrence County Emergency Management

555 Walnut St, Moulton, AL 35650

Madison County

U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Nat Geo Theater

1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805

Cullman County

Cullman City Hall

204 2nd Ave NE, Cullman, AL 35055

Limestone County

Limestone County Emergency Management

1011 Market St W, Athens, AL 35611

Lawrence County- Hillsboro

Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department

17577 Alabama Highway 20, Hillsboro, AL 35643

Colbert County

Alabama Music Hall of Fame

617 Highway 72 Tuscumbia AL, 35674

Jackson/Dekalb Counties

Northeast Alabama Community College

MT 119

138 AL-35, Rainsville, AL 35986

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Weather Workshop
AIDB Shoals Regional Center
512 North Main Street
Tuscumbia, AL 35674

Morgan County

Oak Ridge Fire Department #2

2580 Vaughn Bridge Road, Hartselle, Alabama 35640