SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters across the country. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.

To ensure a network of knowledgeable volunteers and accurate reporting, those who are interested in becoming spotters are asked to attend a training session provided by a local office of the National Weather Service. SKYWARN®  training is provided free of charge and typically covers these areas:

Basics of thunderstorm development Fundamentals of storm structure Identifying potential severe weather features Information to report How to report information Basic severe weather safety

Training sessions are held in Maine by the Gray Forecast Office, typically in the late spring and early summer months. To keep informed of the latest training dates and locations you can listen for announcements on NOAA Weather Radio, or check the Yankee SKYWARN®  web page.  For more information about SKYWARN, explore these links:

SKYWARN® Related Links

Weather Related Links

SKYWARN®.org SKYWARN®  Spotters How to Become a Spotter  (NWS Taunton) Reporting Criteria NWS Basic Spotter's Field Guide Spotter Training Slides NWS Refresher Training (NWS Taunton) SKYWARN Online Refresher Training Quiz NWS Threat Assessment NWS Local Contact Information

Lightning Safety Storm Prediction Center Convective Outlooks Estimating Wind Speeds Hurricanes Advanced Hydrologic Predictive Service Flood Safety Tornado Guide Hail Fujita Scale Types of Thunderstorms

SKYWARN and Weather Nets

The Yankee SKYWARN® net meets every Wednesday evening at 8:30PM local time and every Saturday evening at 7:30PM local time on the KQ1L linked repeater system. 

During severe weather and SKYWARN® activations, spotters are encouraged to check the KQ1L system to see if a SKYWARN® representative is taking reports. Hams in the greater Portland area may also check the 147.090 (+ / 100) or 147.045 (+ / 103.5) repeaters to forward reports. 

Southern New England SKYWARN Frequency List

Kingdom Weather Net  (Vermont)  -  Monday - Friday at 8:30PM on the Jay Peak repeater (K1JAY 146.745  /  -  100Hz), and Sunday at 5PM on 3933 kHz.   

NWR Station Listing for Maine

NOAA Weather Radio

Links by Region

MAINE NWS Gray Home Page NWS Caribou Home Page ME Watches & Warnings Portland Current Radar Caribou Current Radar Eastern Section Satellite ME State Forecast Current Observations

MASSACHUSETTS NWS Taunton, MA Eastern MA SKYWARN NWS Taunton Home Page NOBARC (Mt Greylock) NWS Boston Current Radar MA Watches & Warnings MA State Forecast Current Observations

NEW HAMPSHIRE KB1DFE SKYWARN Page NH SKYWARN NH Watches & Warnings NH State Forecast Weather Summary Current Observations Mt. Washington Observatory MWOBS Weather Center

OTHER WX1BOX SKYWARN NWS Albany Home Page NMF Marine Weather FAX Reports VT Watches & Warnings CT Watches & Warnings RI Watches & Warnings Burlington Current Radar NYC Current Radar

Wireless Society of Southern Maine  P.O. Box 174, Scarborough, ME 04074