SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY
December 1st & 2nd 5 PM to 5 PM
SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National
Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the
contributions that SKYWARN volunteers make to the NWS mission protecting life
and property. Amateur radio operators form a large percentage of the SKYWARN
volunteers across the country. They provide vital communication between NWS and
emergency management if normal communications become inoperative. Not only does
the NWS appreciate these efforts, but most of them are also amateur operators.
During the SRD special event, amateur operators and other SKYWARN spotters are
invited to NWS offices for learning, fellowship and to contact other radio
operators across the world. Awards can be earned for contacting other NWS
offices.
What is SKYWARN®?
The United States is the most severe weather-prone country in
the world. Each year, people in this country cope with an average of 10,000
thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,200 tornadoes, and two land falling hurricanes.
Approximately 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather-related,
causing around 500 deaths each year and nearly $14 billion in damage.
SKYWARN is a National Weather Service (NWS) program developed in the 1960s that
consists of trained weather spotters who provide reports of severe and hazardous
weather to help meteorologists make life-saving warning decisions. Spotters are
concerned citizens, amateur radio operators, truck drivers, mariners, airplane
pilots, emergency management personnel, and public safety officials who
volunteer their time and energy to report on hazardous weather impacting their
community
Where & When:
NWS Pueblo - 3 Eaton Way, Pueblo, CO 81001 (near Pueblo Airport)
Friday, Dec. 1st, from 5 p.m. thru Saturday, Dec. 2nd, 5 p.m.
EXCEPT this year, due to COVID
Events:
• Special Event Radio Station WXØPUB (1-3 stations)
• NWS Tour and A.R.E.S. Communication Van/Trailer Tour
• Special Farewell to NWS Pueblo Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Tom
Magnuson
• Food (snacks and chili on Saturday)