Skywarn

North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee Skywarn web page available!

www.nalsw.net

SKYWARN is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer weather spotters. Storm spotters come from many walks of life, including fire fighters, law enforcement, and amateur radio operators. SKYWARN spotters coordinate with local emergency management officials and send reports of weather based phenomena to the NWS.  Skywarn spotter training is FREE and open to any member of the public.  Prior registration is NOT required.

In addition to serving as a community's first line of defense against dangerous storms, spotters provide important information to warning forecasters who make critical warning decisions. SKYWARN storm spotters play a critical role of giving the NWS vital ground truth data, which helps the NWS perform our primary mission, to save lives and property.

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Huntsville maintains communications with area emergency managers, law enforcement and spotters who report via amateur radio during severe or adverse weather events. The Northern Alabama SKYWARN group, and the NWS Huntsville provide guidelines and information on how to become involved with Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee SKYWARN activities.

Spotter Information

• Spotter's Field Guides* --   Basic ~500K*
• The "Role of the SKYWARN^® Spotter": Module is used to provide baseline training for all spotters along with an overview of SKYWARN.
• Storm Spotter's Guide from Univ of IL Urbana-Champaign

Additional Spotter Links

• NWS SKYWARN
• National SKYWARN Page
• National Spotter Network

December 5th

Jackson/DeKalb County

Northeast Alabama Community College
Math, Science and Engineering Technology Building (MT)   Room 119
138 AL Hwy 35
Rainsville, Alabama 35986

Huntsville: for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

*Winter Workshop*

AIDB Huntsville Regional Center
4092 Memorial Pkwy SW suite 105, Huntsville, AL 35802

ASL Interpreters & CART Services will be provided

Morgan County: for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

*Winter Workshop*

AIDB Decatur Regional Center
 4104 U.S. Hwy 31 S 
Decatur, AL 35603

ASL Interpreters & CART Services will be provided

Lauderdale County

University of North Alabama-East Campus 1640 Tune, Ave.

Florence, AL 35630

Lawrence County

555 Walnut St,

Moulton, AL 35650

Limestone County Cancelled

Limestone County Sheriff’s Arena

18118 Hwy 99

Athens, AL 35611

Lincoln County, TN

1615 Wilson Parkway

Fayetteville, TN 37334

Morgan County

Brindlee Mountain Fire Department 

1345 Apple Grove Road

Sommerville, AL 35670

Morgan County

Danville Fire Department 

1030 Highway 157, Danville, AL 35619

Danville, AL 35670

Madison County

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

National Geographic Rocket Auditorium

1 Tranquility Base

Huntsville, Alabama

Franklin County AL

Belgreen Fire Dept

4325 County Rd 524, Russellville, AL 35653

Huntsville: for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

*Severe Workshop*

AIDB Huntsville Regional Center
4092 Memorial Pkwy SW suite 105, Huntsville, AL 35802

ASL Interpreters & CART Services will be provided

Colbert County

Cherokee High School Auditorium 850 High School Drive

Cherokee, AL 35616

Morgan County: for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

*Severe Workshop*

AIDB Decatur Regional Center

 4104 U.S. Hwy 31 S 
Decatur, AL 35603

ASL Interpreters & CART Services will be provided

Limestone County 

Emergency Operations Center

1011 Market St W 

Athens, AL 35611