Skywarn Info

The Southwest Minnesota Area Skywarn group covers Murray , Nobles, Pipestone, Cottonwood counties. Our primary Skywarn frequency is 147.150 - Output, Tone is 141.3 repeater in Tracy, Minnesota. The web page will be for anything Skywarn related from informational to presentations and more. If you have information that you would like to include here, please send to Murray County ARES EC.

Repeaters:
Tracy: 147.15, Tone 141.3

Skywarn Net Control Operators Schedule

Our Skywarn Net will be suspended until Spring 2010. Join us next year for the SW Minnesota Skywarn net.


	The Southwest Minnesota Area Skywarn group covers Murray , Nobles, Pipestone, Cottonwood counties. Our primary Skywarn frequency is 147.150 - Output, Tone is 141.3 repeater in Tracy, Minnesota. The web page will be for anything Skywarn related from informational to presentations and more. If you have information that you would like to include here, please send to Murray County ARES EC. Repeaters: Tracy: 147.15, Tone 141.3 Skywarn Net Control Operators Schedule Our Skywarn Net will be suspended until Spring 2010. Join us next year for the SW Minnesota Skywarn net. Southwest Minnesota SKYWARN Workshop - April 25, 2009 We held our annual Skywarn training event and we have the slides but they are too large to put on the web. If you would like a copy of the presentation see Kevin (KC0YKX) for a CD of the slides. Southwest Minnesota SKYWARN Practice Net Script Practice Script Southwest Minnesota SKYWARN Workshop - April 26, 2008 Workshop Agenda Workshop Presentation Slides Sky Watcher Chart from the NWS and NASA Sky Watcher Chart What to report and what not to report. The national weather service requests reports of the following: Hail of Any Size (Diameter specified in inches) Measured or Estimated Thunderstorm Winds of 30+ MPH Funnel Clouds Wall Clouds (Specify rotating or non-rotating) Tornadoes Thunderstorm-related Damage Downed Tree Limbs(Size? Alive/Dead?) Flooding Anything else which may be life-threatening We request you do NOT report the following: General Rainfall Lightning General Thunderstorm Conditions Sky Conditions Thunder Tornado Sirens Going Off When reporting any of the above, please call in your report with TEL (Time-Event-Location). Please use location relative to the nearest town such as: "3/4 inch hail at 1937 hours 2 miles north of Slayton on US-59". If you are in a town, specify that you are in that town. If in a larger town or City, please specify what side of town ie "Northwest Side Slayton" . Cross streets are helpful if you can provide those as well.