What is skywarn?

• SKYWARN is a National Weather Service (NWS) program developed in the 1960s.
• It consists of trained weather spotters who provide reports of severe and hazardous weather to help meteorologists make life-saving warning decisions.
• Spotters are concerned citizens, amateur radio operators, truck drivers, mariners, airplane pilots, emergency management personnel and public safety officials who volunteer their time to report on hazardous weather affecting their community.