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Bookmark or Share- New SKYWARN Webpage - National Weather ServiceTo obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service (NWS) established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a citizen volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. SKYWARN® storm spotters are citizens who form the nation's first line of defense against severe weather.
- NWS SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program - National Weather ServiceSKYWARN ® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
- Skywarn - National Weather ServiceSkywarn is a National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters. Skywarn weather spotters support their local community and government by providing the NWS with timely and accurate severe weather reports.
- About Skywarn - Weather Amateur Radio Network (WARN)About Skywarn. You may be asking yourself “Why does the National Weather Service need a spotter program?”. Many people get the idea that fancy new equipment such as satellites and Doppler radar is all the NWS needs to give accurate warning information. This is simply not true.
- SKYWARN® Weather SpottersWhat is SKYWARN ®? SKYWARN ® is a National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather observers. Weather spotters support their local community and emergency responders by providing the NWS with timely and accurate ground truth reports of severe weather and its impacts.
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