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Where could I find a list of these frequencies?
I'm the weatherbug for all my friends/family, I do my very best to stay on top of weather and warn/make aware anyone that may be in the path of a tornado. An extra tool like that would be immensely helpful.
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Quote History Quoted:Quoted:Quoted:I encourage all of you to take and complete the basic COMET/MetEd Skywarn Spotter course. It's free and takes about 90 minutes to complete.
https://www.weather.gov/skywarn/ Everyone should also have a ham radio with saved frequencies that skywarn and storm-spotters use for their county and surrounding counties.
That's been my #1 tool in addition to live radar feeds.
Where could I find a list of these frequencies?
I'm the weatherbug for all my friends/family, I do my very best to stay on top of weather and warn/make aware anyone that may be in the path of a tornado. An extra tool like that would be immensely helpful.
Some areas are better updated and provide better information than others. A good source is getting a list of repeaters for your state or surrounding counties. Some areas will have Skywarn operating on their main frequency with storm chasers operation on another. The Skywarn frequencies should be noted somewhere on the list with a primary & secondary designation but programming all repeater frequencies in your area is always a good idea. Be aware that these frequencies can change with damage to the repeaters as well as expiration of licenses.
Here’s a List Skywarn frequencies for North Texas.
https://wx5fwd.org/cwafrequenciesRepeater List for Texas
https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/Display_SS.php?state_id=48&band=14&loc=%25&call=%25&use=%25Skywarn Repeater List for Oklahoma
https://www.radioreference.com/db/aid/1871There may also be other sources for frequencies in these areas in addition to these sites.
Added - Be aware of storm paths and monitor the adjacent counties first to hears what’s going on there to see how strong the storm sill be when it reaches your county/area. A few years ago, I monitored a storm that had pea sized hail when entering the west side of Denton County and grew to golfball sized hail when exiting Denton county and entered Collin County. In Collin County, hail size grew from golfball to baseball to softball before exiting and the storm dying down in severity.