SKYWARN®

National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

SKYWARN ®

To Submit a Weather Report

RAIN/SNOW/ICE REPORTS: LWX Spotters: you can now submit heavy rainfall (1"+), as well as snow and/or ice reports
at: https://goo.gl/forms/9617O51NiDXOvYwD2

Flooding, hail, wind or tornado reports: Call 1-800-253-7091
Other reports can be emailed to: lwx-report@noaa.gov

Upcoming SKYWARN® Classes

CLASS	DATE	TIME	COUNTY	LOCATION	REGISTRATION
Basics 1	October 18th, 2018	7:00pm	Fairfax Co. VA	Public Safety Headquarters 12099 Government Center Pkwy Fairfax, VA 22035	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-fairfax-county-tickets-50757232248
Basics 1	October 30th, 2018	7:00pm	Howard Co, MD	3430 Court House Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-howard-county-tickets-49999464745
Basics 1	November 1st, 2018	7:00pm	Carroll Co, MD	Carroll County Public Safety Training Center 50 Kate Wagner Road Westminster, MD	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-carroll-county-tickets-50756400761
Basics 1	November 7th, 2018	6:30pm	Jefferson Co, WV	Fire Company Meeting Hall 200 W 2nd Ave Ranson, WV 25438	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-jefferson-county-tickets-50757979483
Basics 1	November 13th, 2018	7:00pm	Stafford Co. VA	1225 Courthouse Rd Stafford, VA 22555	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-stafford-county-tickets-50752519151
Basics 1	December 4th, 2018	6:30pm	Calvert Co. MD	315 Stafford Rd. Barstow, MD 20678	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-calvert-county-tickets-50979630447

Important notes:
-Some Advanced classes require SKYWARN® Basics as a prerequisite.
-You may attend a class even if it is not in the county you reside in.
-Due to the high demand of classes we can not offer classes in every region every season.

What is SKYWARN®?

SKYWARN® is a national network of volunteer severe weather spotters. The spotters are trained by local National Weather Service Forecast Offices on how to spot severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail and flooding. In some parts of the country, spotters also report snowfall and ice accumulation.

Join SKYWARN®

National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

SKYWARN® Presentations

Descriptions of SKYWARN Spotter Classes

SKYWARN® Basics (pdf)

SKYWARN® Flood (pdf)

SKYWARN® Convection (pdf)

SKYWARN® Winter (pdf)

SKYWARN® Tropical (pdf)

**Online Courses Available**

National SKYWARN® courses are also offered online by COMET on their MetED site (located here.) These courses can be extra value to you however they do not replace the SKYWARN® Basics course taught by one of our meteorologists from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington. These online courses leave out vital information on the multitude of weather threats we get in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Amateur Radio

National Capital Area Skywarn Support Group

Additional SKYWARN® Information

National SKYWARN Page

Print out a Spotter ID card

Weather Spotter's Field Guide

Guía Práctica del Observador del Tiempo

Review on measuring snow (below)