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SKYWARN™
Source of Information for Emergency
Managers & Storm Spotters
Fall 2009 SKYWARN™ Spotter Training Sessions
completed for season
CoCoRaHS
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network
What is Skywarn™?
Skywarn™ is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters who report
to and are trained by the National Weather Service (NWS). These spotters
report many forms of significant or severe weather such as Severe Thunderstorms,
Tornadoes, Hail, Heavy Snow, and Flooding.
The staff at NWS Forecast Office Albany is responsible for issuing local forecasts
and Severe Weather Warnings for much of eastern New York, southern Vermont,
western Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut. Skywarn™ Spotters provide
an invaluable service by providing ground truth on the atmosphere we
observe from radars, satellites and reporting stations. These spotters
act as our eyes and ears helping to provide better forecasts and severe
weather warnings.
Check out the National
SKYWARN™ Homepage
National SKYWARN™ Recognition Day
How to Join?
Joining is easy. All that it is required is an interesting 3 hour training
session. The training courses are offered during the year and are held throughout
our county warning area. Sessions are announced on our NOAA
Weather Radio Stations and are posted on this web site.
The spotter network is usually activated whenever there is a threat
of severe weather, this is usually preceded by the issuance of a Severe
Thunderstorm Watch, Tornado Watch, Flood Watch or some other type of
watch. Skywarn™ reports can be relayed from whatever your location may
be, whether that's at your office, on the road or in your neighborhood.
Information is relayed to the NWS via volunteer
ham radio operators.
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