Basic SKYWARN Spotter Class PDF Print E-mail
Written by Randy Ross   
Saturday, 23 May 2009 21:19
The St. Stephens Fire Dept will be hosting the National Weather Service Basic SKYWARN™ Spotter Class to be held on July 7 at 7:00 PM.  
 
This class will be held at the St. Stephens Fire Department, located at 2810 Springs Rd. NE Hickory, NC 28601

If you would like more information about SKYWARN™, please contact the Foothills Weather Net coordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Welcome PDF Print E-mail
Written by Randy Ross   
Friday, 25 July 2008 14:10

Welcome to the online home of the Foothills Weather Net.  The Foothills Weather Net exists to observe severe weather and report those observations so that accurate and timely warnings may be issued to the general public.  

The Foothills Weather Net was created specifically to fill the need for spotters in the following counties:  Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford.  If you are a weather spotter in this area and would like to participate in our weather nets, please join us on the repeater at 147.255.  Even if you are not a licensed amateur radio operator, you can still listen on a scanner. 

The majority of the spotters in the Foothills Weather Net have been trained through the National Weather Service SKYWARN (tm) program and are certified SKYWARN spotters. 

Many of our spotters are also licensed amateur radio (ham) operators.  Being a ham radio operator is a great help, but it is not required.

We will be constantly adding to this site.

 
Last Updated on Saturday, 23 May 2009 21:14
 
Advanced SKYWARN Spotter Class PDF Print E-mail
Written by Randy Ross   
Friday, 24 October 2008 08:27
The Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service and the Foothills Weather Net will be hosting the National Weather Service Advanced SKYWARN™ Spotter Class to be held on May 26 at 7:00 PM.  
 
This class will be held at Harvestworks.  Harvestworks is located at 891 N. Post Rd. in Shelby, NC.

If you would like more information about SKYWARN™, please contact the Foothills Weather Net coordinator, Randy Ross ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2009 13:22
 
Severe Weather Net PDF Print E-mail
Written by Randy Ross   
Monday, 11 August 2008 21:27

If you are in the western North Carolina foothills, and are experiencing severe weather, report your observations to the net controller on 147.255.

Also, please monitor local repeaters for more information about the upcoming daily nets on this repeater.  The beginning date and time of this net will be announced soon. 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 May 2009 17:57
 
Become a Spotter PDF Print E-mail
Written by Randy Ross   
Monday, 11 August 2008 22:11

Are you interested in becoming an 'official SKYWARN spotter? No problem. Here are some common questions...
Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2008 22:32
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