SKYWARN ©Operations Manual For Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, and York Counties in Maine Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, and Sullivan Counties in New Hampshire January 2015 Edition Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION & ORGANIZATION Training is free and is open to anyone 16 years of age or older. Two types of training are offered: Basic SKYWARN training covers all of the basics of identifying reportable severe weather events and getting those reports to the National Weather Service. Spotter safety topics are also covered. Training Materials. SkyWarn spotters take part in training classes to learn about severe weather. The latest and greatest is the FEMA Course IS-271.Not only will you learn about Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, but you will be able to take a short test and receive a Certificate of Achivement from FEMA. These pages attempt to answer many of the most frequently-asked questions about the Wakefield SKYWARN program and our amateur radio team. If there's something you'd like to know that's not listed here, you can check the SKYWARN Operations Manual , SKYWARN Training Portal, or send us an e-mail. Q&A Topics General SKYWARN Ham Radio Team Q&A ABOUT SKYWARN. Real-time reports are critical in issuing warnings and saving lives. That's an indisputable fact. Spotters are provide this real-time ground-truth of local conditions - such as hail size, wind speed, tornado development, and local damage - to help warn the public. Even as new technology allows the National Weather Service to Overview. Resources. At the end of this course, learners should be able to: Describe the role of the SKYWARN Spotter. Identify examples of proper safety while spotting during specific spotting scenarios. Identify reportable events and criteria for reporting. List the seven required pieces of information to communicate when making a spotter report. TCARA. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 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 (NWS). Although SKYWARN spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the main Net Control Training Manual by R. Bruce Winchell N8UT 6. ARRL Emergency Coordinator's Manual Chapter 5 7. Michigan Net (QMN) Public Service Communications, Section 4 & 7 the SkyWarn activation process for their area and be fully trained by attending the NWS or Emergency Management training sessions for summer and winter weather. Weather • Your local SKYWARN NCS shall request your name, location, and if you have had SKYWARN training in the last 2 years, and if you can operate on emergency power. • At 10am, Each County SKYWARN NCS is asked to pass traffic to the NWGA DISTRICT NET. • WD4AOG- Michael will be NCS on 146.700 backup 145.430 Repeater. • Only Skywarn - Mount Holly . Skywarn Training Schedule . Listen for the SKYWARN Information Net, every Thursday evening at 2100 hrs.(9:00pm) on the WA3BXW's B.E.A.R.S. repeater system (147.300+)(pl 131.8). This Net is for SKYWARN Coordinators and Net Controllers to check in and pass the latest traffic from the NWS, SKYWARN Tech Committee, and the 34 counties serviced by Mount Holly NWS. There are several major positions within the SKYWARN Amateur Radio team. The job descriptions, train