Skywarn

What is Skywarn?
Skywarn is a volunteer organization that partners with the National Weather Service to train individuals to identify and report severe weather.  Skywarn trains storm SPOTTERS.  And while Skywarn does NOT teach or encourage storm CHASING, it needs chasers to help provide many of it's training materials (video & pics).

Local Skywarn Organizations
Metro Skywarn
Minnesota Skywarn Workshop
Isanti County Skywarn
Sherburne County Skywarn
Stearns County Skywarn
Steele County Skywarn
Wright Warn
Skywarn Online

Downloads courtesy of NOAA (.pdf format):
Basic Spotters' Field Guide
Advanced Spotters' Field Guide

 
Radio Frequencies Used By Metro Skywarn & EOC's
Frequencies in green are the HUB frequencies monitored by the NWS in Chanhassen and used to report directly to them.  Frequencies in white are local nets that report directly to the HUB frequencies or are used by local Emergency Management agencies.
 
          146.850   CSQ     Metro Skywarn North Metro (Oakdale)
          147.210   CSQ     Metro Skywarn South Metro (Burnsville)
               146.760   114.8   Metro Skywarn Backup
               147.120   CSQ    Metro Skywarn Backup
               146.670   114.8   Metro Skywarn Backup
               146.700               Metro Skywarn Backup
          147.000   CSQ     Metro Skywarn West/Northwest Metro (Maple Plain)
          147.345     85.4    Becker
               146.640   146.2   Cambridge (Isanti County Skywarn)
               145.470   CSQ    Princeton
               147.105   85.4     Avon (Stearns County Skywarn 1)
               146.940               Stearns County Skywarn 2
               146.835     85.4   Stearns County Skywarn 3
               147.015   100.0   Collegeville
               146.790   CSQ    Alexandria
               147.375   146.2   Hutchinson
               146.970   CSQ    Elk River (Sherburne County Skywarn)
               146.775   CSQ    Big Lake
               145.270   CSQ    Paynesville
               146.910   CSQ    Willmar
          147.240   136.5    Mankato
               443.650                Mankato Skywarn
               444.150   100.0    St. Peter
               147.135   100.0    St. Peter
               146.805   151.4    New Ulm
               146.940   141.3    Waseca County EOC
               146.715                Waseca County EOC Backup
               155.775   136.5    Waseca County Emergency Management
               145.490                Owatonna (Steele County Skywarn)
               146.880   100.0    Albert Lea
          146.730   CSQ     Madison, MN
          146.865   151.4    Redwood Falls
          147.330   100.0    Sleepy Eye
               146.805   151.4    New Ulm
               146.865   151.4    Redwood Falls
          147.330   110.9    Roberts, WI
               145.130   110.9    Hudson, WI
               147.300   CSQ     Red Wing, MN
               146.685   110.0    Menomonie, WI
               146.610   110.9    Menomonie, WI
               147.195   110.9    Balsam Lake, WI
          145.470   CSQ    Holcombe, WI
              146.715   110.9    Rice Lake, WI
              146.910   110.9    Eau Claire, WI
 
Northwest MN Skywarn Frequencies (FGF)
              146.060                Barnesville
              145.450                Bemidji
              146.730                Bemidji
              147.120                Crookston
              146.820                Detroit Lakes
              146.640                Fergus Falls
              444.200                Fergus Falls
              146.700                Fisher
              145.470                Karlstad
              147.270                Lengby
              146.760                Northome
              147.300                Park Rapids
              146.850                Thief River Falls
              147.330                Wadena
              147.390                Walker
              147.090                Wannaska/Warroad/Williams
 
Southeast MN Skywarn Frequencies (ARX)
              145.470    100.0   Austin
              147.255    100.0   Rocherster (Olmsted County Emergency Mgmt)
              146.820                Rochester
              155.760                Olmsted County Emergency Mgmt
              147.015    110.9   Spring Valley
              146.745    136.5   Wabasha County
              146.640                Winona
              147.150                Winona
              145.390    131.8   Black River Falls, WI
              146.910    110.9   Eau Claire, WI
              147.000    131.8   Galesville, WI
              146.970                La Crosse, WI
              147.090                La Crosse, WI
              147.360                Mt. Sterling, WI
              146.910    131.8   Richland County, WI
              146.805    131.8   Tomah, WI
              145.170    131.8   Viroqua, WI
 
Other Frequencies Used By Spotters & Chasers
               146.460               Simplex
               146.520               Simplex (National Calling Frequency)
               146.550               Simplex
 
NWS Weather Radio Frequencies (also called All Hazards Radio)
               162.550               Channel 1
               162.400               Channel 2
               162.475               Channel 3
               162.425               Channel 4
               162.450               Channel 5
               162.500               Channel 6
               162.525               Channel 7

 
 
 

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