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"SKYWARN" is a program the National Weather Service uses to improve severe storm warnings.
Trained volunteers serve as storm spotters...passing on vital "ground truth" information to
forecasters during severe weather episodes. They are the eyes and ears not only for forecasters,
but for their whole community.
SKYWARN volunteers come from all walks of life but they all have generally two
things in common...an interest in the weather, and an interest in serving their community.
Organizations frequently involved in the effort include... emergency management,
law enforcement, fire departments or rescue squads, amateur radio groups.
Any person or organization can become SKYWARN spotters, but must first receive training from
the National Weather Service. Spotter training classes are offered periodically. Check the schedule of
classes (see menu below) often to see when the next one is being offered in
your area. For more information on the SKYWARN program for the northern and central
parts of Georgia, you can contact Barry Gooden, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist
at the NWS Forecast Office in Peachtree City. Phone 770-486-1133 Email: barry.gooden@noaa.gov
| County Warning Areas for Georgia Counties Covered by the NWS at Peachtree City, Georgia |
| National Weather Service - Peachtree City, GA - |
Please Click on my Florida and South Carolina pages below.
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| Peachtree City, Georgia (KD5EJN) (Meteorologist in Charge) Email: lans.rothfusz@noaa.gov Barry Gooden (Warning Coordination Meteorologist) Email: barry.gooden@noaa.gov National Weather Service Four Falcon Drive Peachtree City, GA 30269 Phone: (770)-486-1133 Main Web Page Click Here Watches and Warnings Click Here Radar Click Here Special Georgia Weather Statements Click Here Georgia Sunrise / Sunset times Click Here To Report Severe Weather Click Here | |
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| Skywarn class scheduling for 2002 will begin in the fall of 2001. be scheduled for the months of January and February of each year. Click Here Hazardous Weather Outlook Click Here What is Skywarn? Click Here How to get involved with Skywarn? Click Here Storm Spotter's Glossary - condensed Click Here Storm Spotter's Glossary - comphrensive Click Here StormReady Click Here |
GEORGIA A.R.E.S. and SKYWARN NETS
GEORGIA SKYWARN Net Info  Click links below | |||
| County | Main Page | Net Info | Frequency |
| GA. ARES SKYWARN |
Main | Info | Freq. |
| CLARKE COUNTY Athens, Ga. | Main | Info | Freq. |
| FULTON COUNTY Atlanta Radio Club | Main | Info | Freq. |
| GWINNETT COUNTY Lawrenceville, Ga. | Main | Info | Freq. |
| HALL COUNTY Gainesville, Ga. | Main | Info | Freq. |
| MISC. | |||
| SKYWARN SPOTTERS FREQUENCY LIST | Click Here | ||
| INDEX To SKYWARN WEB PAGES ON THE INTERNET |
Click Here | ||
| NATIONAL SKYWARN PAGE |
Click Here | ||
| METEOROLOGY: SKYWARN |
Click Here | ||
GEORGIA A.R.E.S. Net Info  Click links below | |||
| County | Main Page | Net Info | Frequency |
| GA. ARES | Main | Info | Freq. |
| CLAYTON | Main | Info | Freq. |
| DEKALB | Main | Info | Freq. |
| FULTON - North | Main | Info | Freq. |
| FULTON - South | Main | Info | Freq. |
| GWINNETT | Main | Info | Freq. |
| MISC. | |||
| GA ARES Nets & Meetings | Click Here | ||
| Northeast Ga. ARES | Click Here | ||
| ARES & RACES | Click Here | ||
| ARRL (ARES) | Click Here | ||
| Amateur Radio Reference Emergency Communications | Click Here | ||
Nets are conducted
on 146.745 MHZ as
conditions warrant.
Athens SkyWarn Link
SkyWarn Net Procedures Link
in conjunction with the Georgia Weather net.
This net is convened whenever threatening
weather is present or forcast to be present
in the state of Georgia. In addition,
the ARES Net on 3.975 Mhz each Sunday
at 5 p.m. is also represented by the FCRA.
A SKYWARN voice net is activated
on the 145.210 (W4PSZ) repeater and
linked to the 444.675 (N4YTR) repeater
for the Atlanta Metro area and other
repeaters covering areas affected or
potentially affected by weather. The
Automatic Position Reporting System
(APRS) is used to gather weather data
and broadcast hazardous weather alerts.
The APRS station at the National
Weather Service is operated on
145.790 the call sign is NWSPTC.
Fayette County SkyWarn Link
Daily 3.795
6:00 PM WX & Skywarn
Atlanta Area Amateur Radio Nets Link
Local Nets from GARS Link
Gwinnett ARES and SKYWARN Net
-- W4GR 2 meter repeater
Gwinnett County SkyWarn Link
SkyWarn Net Procedures Link
Gwinnett ARES/SKYWARN Link
Local Nets from GARS Link
In case of severe weather
a SKYWARN net is conducted
on 146.670 (-) MHZ.
PL tone 131.8 Hz.
Nets are conducted on
this frequency as needed for
both ARES and SKYWARN.
ARES net on this repeater
Wednesday nights at 8 PM.
Hall County SkyWarn Link
SkyWarn Net Procedures Link
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