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
These classes are free and open to the public!

CLASS	DATE	TIME	COUNTY	LOCATION	REGISTRATION
Basic
Basic	03/28/2020	1:30 pm - 3:30 pm	University of Maryland	University of Maryland: School of Public Health 4200 Valley Dr SPH, Room 1312 College Park, MD 20742	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-university-of-maryland-tickets-91721175505
Basic	04/08/2020	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Jefferson County, WV	Independent Fire Company 200 W 2nd Ave Ranson, WV 25438	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-jefferson-county-wv-tickets-94859931609
Basic	04/15/2020	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Albemarle County, VA	Albemarle County Office Building 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-albemarle-county-va-tickets-94386529651
Basic	05/06/2020	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm	King George's County, VA	King George Fire Rescue Company 1 8122 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-king-georges-county-va-tickets-94145641147
Flooding ( Basic class is not required to attend)
Flooding	03/10/2020	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Rockingham County, VA	Rockingham County Fire and Rescue 20 E. Gay St. Harrisonburg, VA 22802	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-flooding-rockingham-county-va-tickets-94387243787
Flooding	03/11/2020	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Montgomery County, MD	Montgomery County Public Safety HQ 100 Edison Park Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-flooding-montgomery-county-md-tickets-91230096675
Flooding	03/25/2020	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Berkeley County, WV	Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office 510 South Raleigh Street Martinsburg, WV 25401	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-flooding-berkeley-county-wv-tickets-91232967261
Flooding	04/08/2020	6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	Prince George's County, MD	Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management 7915 Anchor Street Landover, MD 20785	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-flooding-prince-georges-county-md-tickets-94027086547
Flooding	04/21/2020	6:00 pm - 8:30 pm	Allegany County, MD	11400 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Road Cumberland, MD 21502	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-flooding-allegany-county-md-tickets-94825137539
Tropical ( Basic class is mandatory before signing up for this class)
Tropical	05/05/2020	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm	Prince William County, VA	Ferlazzo Building 15941 Donald Curtis Dr Woodbridge, VA 22191	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-tropical-prince-william-county-va-tickets-94697826749
More classes will be scheduled this spring.

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 NWS_BaltWash SKYWARN®

National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

SKYWARN® Presentations

Descriptions of SKYWARN Spotter Classes

SKYWARN® Basics (pdf)

SKYWARN® Flood (pdf) -- Updated for 2019!

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)