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Looking for the Basic SKYWARN Training Weather Spotter’s Field Guide?  Here’s the URL: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/brochures/SGJune6-11.pdf

Central Carolina SKYWARN offers Basic Spotter Training via its net April 23 & 30! Do you live in central North Carolina and need Basic Spotter Training? Has it been 3 years since you’ve had Basic Spotter Training and it’s now … Continue reading →

CoCoRaHS, the Community Colaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is looking for volunteers. If you like watching and reporting weather conditions, this opportunity is for you! To learn more about this great organization, please visit www.cocorahs.org!

Central Carolina SKYWARN will activate for today’s winter weather event at 10am per the direction of the Raleigh NWS. A Net Control Station will be standing by on the 146.88 repeater to take initial winter weather reports at the changeover … Continue reading →

Central Carolina SKYWARN deactivated for the winter weather event on January 25, 2013, at 7pm per the direction of the Raleigh National Weather Service.  Thanks to all spotters for their timely reports and to all NCOs for their time and … Continue reading →

Central Carolina SKYWARN will activate for the pending winter weather event per the direction of the Raleigh NWS. A Net Control Station will be standing by on the 146.88 repeater to take initial winter weather reports at the changeover from … Continue reading →

Central Carolina SKYWARN has deactivated for this winter weather event for the evening. We will hold one final net on the 146.88 repeater at 6:30am Friday morning to take storm total accumulation reports. Alternatively, spotters may email storm total to … Continue reading →

Central Carolina SKYWARN will activate for the pending winter weather event per the direction of the Raleigh NWS. A Net Control Station will be standing by on the 146.88 repeater to take initial winter weather reports at the changeover from … Continue reading →

SKYWARN Recognition Day 2012 officially takes place Saturday, December 1 0000-2400 UTC. Over 70 National Weather Services offices across the nation, including the Raleigh National Weather Service, are expected to participate in this 14th annual event. SKYWARN Recognition Day was … Continue reading →

The link for the Weekly Weather Impact Briefing has been fixed.  Spotters may now use the following URL to download the briefing: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/skywarn/WeeklyBriefing/SkywarnWeeklyBriefing.pdf Virginia Enzor NC4VA Emergency Coordinator Central Carolina SKYWARN  

You are invited to join us on the Central Carolina SKYWARN Information Net on Tuesday, June 19, at 9:15pm on the 146.88 repeater.  Special guest Raleigh NWS Meteorologist-In-Charge Darin Figurskey KC2IPY will present  the Weekly Weather Briefing, including a special … Continue reading →

You are invited to join us on the Central Carolina SKYWARN Information Net on Tuesday, April 17, at 9:15pm on the 146.88 repeater.  After the Weekly Weather Impact Briefing by Warning Coordination Meteorologist Nick Petro WX3H, we will take check-ins … Continue reading →

Beginning Tuesday, February 7, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Nick Petro will present on weekly weather impact briefing for the Central Carolina Skywarn Net.  Find out about potential weather impacts and prepare accordingly as you make your plans.   To see the accompaning … Continue reading →

When Central Carolina Skywarn activates, spotters and weather enthusiasts can now listen to transmissions on the WB4TQD 146.88 repeater via the internet by visiting www.radioreference.com or by clicking here.   Folks can also listen to the Central Carolina Information Net each Tuesday … Continue reading →

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  CoCoRaHS is a new  program for volunteer weather observers that began September 1 in North Carolina.  Participants measure precipitation daily and enter their reports online.  Users of the data include the National Weather Service, hydrologists, emergency managers, city utilities … Continue reading →

Central Carolina SKYWARN welcomes your photos of severe weather and damage taken in any CCS county (Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Person, Orange, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Wayne, Warren, Wilson).  Please email photos to Emergency Coordinator Virginia Enzor at nc4va@nc.rr.com; don’t … Continue reading →