Welcome to
the
Colorado Severe Weather Network!
We answer to the NWS, exclusively
Mission Statement
"To provide reliable and prompt delivery of vital ground truth from SKYWARN® storm spotters to the National Weather Service, in accordance with its severe criteria and in support of its mission to protect lives and property during severe weather. To generate an interest in—and understanding of—weather phenomena; and to promote NWS SKYWARN® training and participation within an all-inclusive environment. To ensure that amateur radio plays a vital and strategic role within the SKYWARN® program."
Who We Are
The Colorado Severe Weather Network (CSWN) is a SKYWARN® Trained Amateur Radio Support Team (STARS Team) bringing unique knowledge, support and communications capability to the NWS and the public.
Our Core Values are D.I.R.E.C.T to our Mission Statement and community involvement, that is: Dedication, Integrity, Respect, Education, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork. We are Core Partners with these NWS Warnings Forecast Offices: Grand Junction CO, Denver/Boulder CO, Goodland KS, Pueblo CO, Cheyenne WY, Salt Lake City UT. Occasionally, we liaison with North Platte, Albuquerque, Riverton, Dodge City, Flagstaff, and Amarillo.
The CSWN aggregates SKYWARN® reports and photos from the field via a variety of platforms and immediately relays them to the appropriate NWS Warnings Forecast Office (WFO). Direct dialog between the NWS and CSWN Net Control promotes the immediate addressing of specific NWS needs, and earlier warnings information to storm spotters.
The Colorado Severe Weather Network SKYWARN® Trained Amateur Radio Support Team (STARS)
Team is a group of dedicated volunteers who collect
reports from the amateur radio community for relay to the National Weather Service Forecast Offices we currently partner with.
Our footprint spans over 100 counties and independent
cities in portions of six states, covering over 10 million residents.
[Learn more | Mission and Values | Contact Page]
Collaborate, Communicate, Train, Learn
We aim for this to be your "one stop shop" for everything SKYWARN® related. Whether you are a Trained Spotter, a Net Control Station, local Emergency Manager, or simply a local "Weather Nut" we hope you find the information on this site useful, and we hope you will get involved in the SKYWARN® program.
For general SKYWARN® Spotter training information, consult the National Weather Service for SKYWARN® information.
Thank you to N2SKY and W0CDM
We would like to give a big thank you to the Skyhublink Repeater-linking system for the use of their extensive repeater system. We also want to thank to Colorado Multi-Protocol group for use of XLX-303A and the Colorado Severe Weather Room
[Learn more about SkyHubLink | Learn more about Colorado Multi-Protocol Group]
