| The SKYWARN Program | |
| SKYWARN is a public safety partnership between the National Weather Service (NWS), local emergency managers (EMs) and the general public. The NWNM EMCOMM Group operators have attended Basic SKYWARN training provided by the NOAA/NWS Albuquerque weather field office. |
In the event of severe weather warnings for San Juan County being issued by the NWS, the NWNM Group will initiate a SKYWARN net and maintain the net for the duration of the warning. There are two levels of net that may be held.
STANDBY STATUS: Severe weather is possible in the area.
Amateurs should watch for signs of severe weather and monitor the MEGALINK repeater SYSTEM for further updates from the NWS WFO. (MEGALINK INFO @ http://www.nm5ml.com/)
Normal activity on this repeater is allowed, however, stations should keep all transmissions short to allow for break-ins.
ACTIVE STATUS: Severe weather is (present or imminent) in this area.
Amateurs are asked to actively search for signs of severe weather and provide appropriate reports to Net control. This net will be held on the NM5SJ linked repeater system to facilitate countywide coverage.
This is a directed net and all stations are asked to transmit only when recognized by Net Control.
Only Stations with legitimate severe weather reports, or emergency traffic should break into this net.
Links to NWS offices with coverage of the Four Corners area
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- NWS Forecast Office Grand Junction, CO
- NWS Forecast Office Pueblo, CO
- NWS Forecast Office Flagstaff, AZ
Local River Flow Data (CFS stands for Cubic Feet per Second)
- Animas River near Cedar Hil
- Animas River Below Aztec
- San Juan River at Archuleta
- San Juan River at Farmington
- LaPlata River at LaPlata
Information Note: CFS and GPM are both units of flow rate. One cfs is approximately equal to 450 gpm
Links for Weather related emergency information