The WX5FWD SKYWARN™ team are volunteer radio operator liaisons for the Fort Worth National Weather Service (NWS) North Texas SKYWARN™ Spotters. During SKYWARN events, you are reporting information to our team and the the NWS warning forecasters. Three goals of a storm spotter are to Observe, Identify and Report.

Weather spotters provide what's called "ground truth" to the National Weather Service and emergency weather management. Spotters are needed because, while radar is very good at helping the National Weather Service see what's going on in the upper atmosphere, it's unable to detect what's actually happening on the ground because of the curvature of the Earth. Knowing the "ground truth" about a weather event from the location can be the deciding factor to issue a warning.

NWS UPDATE: Severe Weather Likely Tuesday

Submitted by wd5m on Tue, 2013-05-21 08:49

From: National Weather Service, Fort Worth
Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 8:27 CDT

Good morning,

The upper level system and a cold front will combine to give widespread severe weather for North Texas today. A short PDF has been included to graphically depict the areas and timing.

BOTTOM LINE

There is a potential for a severe weather outbreak today, including tornadoes. Review your severe weather plan and be ready to implement the plan. The timing for severe weather will include the mid-afternoon hours, which could impact school dismissal procedures.

Emergency Management, elected officials, school safety officials, storm spotters, transportation, or anyone responsible for public safety should closely monitor the weather today. Be prepared to activate severe weather plans quickly.

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SKYWARN Recognition Day QSL Log

Submitted by wd5m on Mon, 2012-12-03 01:25

We have created a log of contacts with a link to display a QSL card for printing. Click on the Read More to display the QSL Log page.

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SKYWARN CWA - NWS Spotter Radio Access

Submitted by wd5m on Wed, 2012-11-28 16:18

Would you like to change any of these counties to green? Do you know why Bell and Fannin are green, when they are not within direct radio range of the NWS office? Help us provide a radio link from the storm spotters in your area to the Fort Worth National Weather Service forecasters. We may be able to assist in setting up a radio link with your local SKYWARN repeater. Direct, real time reports from spotters are

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2012 SKYWARN® Recognition Day

Submitted by wd5m on Tue, 2012-11-06 13:51
NWS Special EventNWS Special Event

2012 SKYWARN® Recognition Day

Fort Worth NWS CWA The 2012 SKYWARN® Recognition Day 24 hour event is active November 30, 18:00 (6PM) until Saturday, December 1st, 18:00 (6 PM) CST

SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It celebrates the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the National Weather Service. During the day, SKYWARN radio operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the world. Information regarding SKYWARN Recognition Day is updated at hamradio.noaa.gov, and for the Fort Worth office at wx5fwd.org.

As in previous years, North Texas SKYWARN Amateur Radio spotters are encouraged to participate in SKYWARN Recognition Day, and make radio contacts with NWS offices and other SKYWARN ham radio spotter groups. 

SKYWARN volunteers may visit the NWS Saturday. This is a special invitation to  volunteers in counties where the NWS has limited or no spotter contacts.  See

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$10 million advanced radar system lands in North Texas

Submitted by wd5m on Mon, 2012-10-29 16:12

ARLINGTON -- Looking like a giant half of an egg dropping from the sky, the first piece of a $10 million network of faster, more precise weather radar was gently helicoptered into a new nest at UT Arlington on Sunday morning.

Read more here: www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/28/4370245/advanced-radar-system-lands-in.html

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