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NWS Binghamton SKYWARN and Webinar Schedule

If you have any questions about the classes or registering issues, please contact the webmaster at

bgm.webmaster@noaa.gov. If you have not received a response within one week, please call us at (607) 798-6620.

Below is the Winter SKYWARN Class Schedule for the Fall 2026 season. All classes are held from 6:30-8:00 PM, unless otherwise noted:

Date/Time	County	Location	Registration Link
Wednesday, 10/14/26	Tompkins County, NY	92 Brown Road Ithaca, NY 14850	https://forms.gle/pJjxU6W92uKx3sNk8
Wednesday, 10/21/26	Onondaga County, NY (Bear Bait Radio Club)	4948 State Route 31 Clay, NY 13041	https://forms.gle/qEwnimKZUhQ3CWBe8
Wednesday, 11/4/26	Delaware County, NY	Delaware County Public Safety Building (280 Phoebe Lane Delhi, NY 13753)	https://forms.gle/22EtABCWxTyDdzye8
Monday, 11/9/26	Yates County, NY	939 State Route 14A Penn Yan, NY 14527	https://forms.gle/ZSTMTaE4vCpCBLc59
Tuesday, 11/17/26 *Note: This class will be held from 6:00-7:30 PM, not 6:30-8:00 PM.	Susquehanna County, PA	210 Public Way Suite 2 New Milford, PA 18834	https://forms.gle/V58H2JJbMv31DQobA
Wednesday, 12/9/26	Pike County, PA	Pike County Training Center (135 Pike County Blvd. Hawley, PA 18428)	https://forms.gle/8j8ujXWyQrRNLDxq8
TBD	Virtual/Online 1	Virtual/Online	TBD
TBD	Virtual/Online 2	Virtual/Online	TBD

*Additional Winter SKYWARN classes will be scheduled soon!

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You can also go through an on-line recorded SKYWARN class for severe weather or winter weather. Once you complete these trainings, email your location name and contact information to bgm.webmaster@noaa.gov. This is only for New York and Pennsylvania counties within our area of coverage. If you are viewing these videos outside of NY and PA, please follow up with your local National Weather Service office. While not included in the videos, information on HAM radio networks across the region is listed below. Also, we do not give out spotter ID's.

National: Skywarn Spotter Training via the COMET
Local: May 2023 NWS Binghamton Basic Severe Skywarn (~80 minutes of video)
Local: June 2023 NWS Binghamton Advanced Severe Skywarn (~ 2 hour video)
Local: December 2023 NWS Binghamton Winter Skywarn (~1 hr 50 min video)

About SKYWARN: Our program is a year round program. Our goal is to train you how to accurately report severe weather to us, ranging from snowfall measurements, to severe weather (hail, wind, tornadoes, flooding). We offer a Severe Weather SKYWARN in the spring/early summer, and a Winter SKYWARN in the fall. Flood SKYWARNs are also occasionally taught based on interest. Anyone is welcome to attend the SKYWARN classes, there is no age requirement and you do not need to have had prior training.

SKYWARN Links and Brochures SKYWARN Logo

YouTube Spotter Training Playlist
There is a BGM SKYWARN discussion group now online! For more information contact Mitchell Gaines.
National SKYWARN
Weather Spotter Field Guide. A Guide to Being a SKYWARN Spotter
SKYWARN Recognition Day
Cloud Chart
Wind Speed Estimate Chart (Beaufort Wind Force Scale)
Severe Weather Definitions (hail sizes, what is a severe storm?, etc)
Weather Glossary