SKYWARN, founded in the early 1970's, is made up of a group of trained, dedicated amateur weather enthusiast who work in conjunction with the National Weather Service by observing and reporting adverse weather conditions to promote public safety and minimize property damage. In the advent of Doppler Radar, and other technologies, the art and science of weather forecasting has made great strides, but even with all the technology, the National Weather Service still is in need of 'ground truth' observers. It is through training that the NWS teaches interested volunteers to be safe, effective and accurate weather spotters who provide them with the needed ground truths.
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National Hurricane Center
NOAA Weather Radio Stations
Please check these regional SkyWarn websites for on-line and/or
in-person training classes
in-person training classes
Philadelphia/Mt Holly Skywarn : www.weather.gov/phi/skywarn
State College, PA Skywarn : www.weather.gov/ctp/skywarn
Pittsburgh, PA Skywarn : www.weather.gov/pbz/skywarn
To All GCARC Members,
Hello, I am Charlie Wahl, call sign KC2STO. I am the assistant coordinator of the Gloucester County Skywarn Training Net. When I first took on this position, we were getting between 15 and 20 check-in's every week. Now, if we get five, that's considered a good session. We are seeking new check-in reports, etc. All it takes is less than 5 minutes of your time to participate in the net, and give a brief report, or say you have no report, to count your call as a check-in.
There is a basic training course available, as well as, an advanced course. They usually run in the Spring and Fall of each year. The programs are based on a lecture on covering how to spot, and report weather phenomena. The training sessions are about 2-3 hours each. Training is Not required to participate in the nets.
For further information, or questions, please feel free to contact me via qrz.com at my call sign.
73,
Charlie Wahl
KC2STO
Hello, I am Charlie Wahl, call sign KC2STO. I am the assistant coordinator of the Gloucester County Skywarn Training Net. When I first took on this position, we were getting between 15 and 20 check-in's every week. Now, if we get five, that's considered a good session. We are seeking new check-in reports, etc. All it takes is less than 5 minutes of your time to participate in the net, and give a brief report, or say you have no report, to count your call as a check-in.
There is a basic training course available, as well as, an advanced course. They usually run in the Spring and Fall of each year. The programs are based on a lecture on covering how to spot, and report weather phenomena. The training sessions are about 2-3 hours each. Training is Not required to participate in the nets.
For further information, or questions, please feel free to contact me via qrz.com at my call sign.
73,
Charlie Wahl
KC2STO