NorCalSkywarn was founded in 2011 by group of Licensed Armature Radio Operators, NWS Certified Skywarn Spotters, who were passionate about weather, and looking for a way to share that passion with others in the community. All of the original founders of NorCal Skywarn were members of the North Hills Radio Club (NHRC) and most held official positions on the club board at the time. During one of the NHRC club meetings a request was made to establish an official NorCal Skywarn Net on the NHRC K6IS repeater system. The request was approved and NHRC graciously granted NorCal Skywarn a 7pm slot on Wednesday evenings for what is now known officially as the NorCalSkywarn Wednesday Evening 7pm Net.
NorCal Skywarn Members
NorCal Skywarn is made of people from all walks of life who are interested in the weather and are willing to help out during weather related Emergencies. While we don’t get a lot of severe weather in the Sacramento area as they do in the Mid-West - we do occasionally experience severe weather events. Along with Weather we like Radio so most of us are HAMS or Armature Radio Operators. We use the Amateur Radio Frequencies to communicate between each other and to report weather related events to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. The K6IS repeater system is our home. When severe weather hits a NorCal Skywarn Net Controller will announce the emergency and take control of all communications through the K6IS Repeater system - this only occurs during weather related events. Weather incidents or events reported through the K6IS repeater system are passed on to the Sacramento National Weather Service by the NorCal Skywarn Net Control Operators and or Net Control volunteers or assistants.
Become a Certified
Skywarn Weather Spotter
NWS Sacramento is seeking volunteers to be SKYWARN Weather Spotters for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sacramento. Weather Spotters act as the eyes of the National Weather Service, reporting severe weather to forecasters to improve warnings and forecasts. We are especially interested in people who live at higher elevations (2000 feet and above) and in rural areas. These areas have few spotters, while urban locations are generally well covered.
NorCalSkywarn was founded in 2011 by group of Licensed Armature Radio Operators, NWS Certified Skywarn Spotters, who were passionate about weather, and looking for a way to share that passion with others in the community. All of the original founders of NorCal Skywarn were members of the North Hills Radio Club (NHRC) and most held official positions on the club board at the time. During one of the NHRC club meetings a request was made to establish an official NorCal Skywarn Net on the NHRC K6IS repeater system. The request was approved and NHRC graciously granted NorCal Skywarn a 7pm slot on Wednesday evenings for what is now known officially as the NorCalSkywarn Wednesday Evening 7pm Net.
NorCal Skywarn Members
NorCal Skywarn is made of people from all walks of life who are interested in the weather and are willing to help out during weather related Emergencies. While we don’t get a lot of severe weather in the Sacramento area as they do in the Mid-West - we do occasionally experience severe weather events. Along with Weather we like Radio so most of us are HAMS or Armature Radio Operators. We use the Amateur Radio Frequencies to communicate between each other and to report weather related events to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. The K6IS repeater system is our home. When severe weather hits a NorCal Skywarn Net Controller will announce the emergency and take control of all communications through the K6IS Repeater system - this only occurs during weather related events. Weather incidents or events reported through the K6IS repeater system are passed on to the Sacramento National Weather Service by the NorCal Skywarn Net Control Operators and or Net Control volunteers or assistants.
Become a Certified Skywarn Weather
Spotter
NWS Sacramento is seeking volunteers to be SKYWARN Weather Spotters for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sacramento. Weather Spotters act as the eyes of the National Weather Service, reporting severe weather to forecasters to improve warnings and forecasts. We are especially interested in people who live at higher elevations (2000 feet and above) and in rural areas. These areas have few spotters, while urban locations are generally well covered.
