SKYWARN Recognition Day

Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >

2024 SKYWARN Recognition Day

National Operations

December 7, 2024, 00Z-24Z (7 pm Fri to 7 pm Sat EST)

All Spotters can CHECK-IN Online and see Map of Check-ins

Tweet (X) using #Skywarn2024 and/or join us on the SRD Facebook Group

Participating NWS Offices: Hours, Bands, Modes of operation

NWS Contact Sheet - download latest version just before event starts

WX4TOR Operations

Location: NWS Tampa Bay Area (Ruskin) at 2525 14th Ave SE, Ruskin, FL 33570

Date/Time: December 7, 2024, 13Z-21Z, which is 8 am to 4 pm EST, Saturday

Contact WX4TOR on:

HF: various bands and frequencies based on conditions
VHF: NI4CE Repeater Map & Frequencies | West Central Florida Group, Inc.
UHF: NI4CE Repeater Map & Frequencies | West Central Florida Group, Inc.
NXDN: NXDN Digital Communications | West Central Florida Group, Inc. (ni4ce.org)
Fusion: 443.500 MHz using C4FM
EchoLink: KE4ZIP, Node 587115, Sun City Center

Objective

Skywarn™ Recognition Day serves to celebrate the contributions to public safety made by amateur radio operators Skywarn™ Spotters during threatening weather.

Amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as many National Weather Service Stations as possible on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meter bands plus the 70 centimeter band. Contacts via repeaters are permitted.

Non-Amateur Radio Spotters to exchange weather information as often as possible via Social Media with NWS Offices.

Exchange

Call sign, signal report, QTH, and a one- or two-word description of the weather occurring at your site ("sunny", "partly cloudy", "windy", etc.).

Modes:

NWS stations will work various modes including SSB, FM, AM, RTTY, CW, and PSK31. While working digital modes, special event stations will append "NWS" to their call sign (e.g., N0A/ NWS). NWS offices may also participate via Social Media platforms throughout the 24-hour period.

Event and QSL Information:

The National Weather Service will provide event information via the internet. Event certificates will once again be electronic and printable from the main website after the conclusion of SRD.