Serving for more than thirty years, 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 NWS warning forecasters. Three goals of a storm spotter are to safely observe, identify and report conditions.

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.

2026 SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training schedule has been released!

Submitted by wd5m on Thu, 2026-01-08 21:19

Please visit this Fort Worth NWS schedule web page to find spotter training locations or webinars. This page may continue to be updated through March.

Severe Weather Education Training Schedule

Weather Notifications via Pushover

Submitted by wd5m on Fri, 2025-10-31 13:54
Pushover

We moved from NTFY.wx5fwd.net to Pushover.net for notifications

Who? Everyone using our NTFY.wx5fwd.net notification service should move to our Pushover notification service as explained below.

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Please Support Us!

Submitted by wd5m on Tue, 2025-09-30 12:41

The WX5FWD SKYWARN® Team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The WX5FWD SKYWARN® Team organization is entirely supported by volunteers and donations. Although the NWS facilitates us to operate from the forecast office and their tower, the radio desk equipment and time are provided by volunteers and donations.

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About WX5FWD SKYWARN® Team

Submitted by wd5m on Fri, 2026-03-20 22:04

The WX5FWD SKYWARN® Team is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered with the IRS and incorporated in the state of Texas in 2022.

Mission:

  1. To support the National Weather Service (NWS) during severe weather events through the SKYWARN® Program and by the coordinating of storm spotters, receipt, and processing of spotter reports, and to provide technical, radio, and any other assistance required during weather or emergency events.
  2. Provide service to the community at large through providing communications and other services, without compensation, for NWS and amateur radio events and in emergency situations.
    1. Provide a communications capability and a source of technical support for the benefit of members and the community, especially in times of emergency;
    2. Promote fraternalism and cooperation among members;
    3. Furthering technical expertise in the fields of radio and electronics through Team activities and training classes;
    4. Training in proper radio operating procedures and emergency preparedness through member participation in operating events and special activities.
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SPOTTER reporting with Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) Links

Submitted by wd5m on Fri, 2026-02-20 11:53
Concern

The Ft. Worth NWS SKYWARN Team operate multiple amateur radio systems, including RoIP systems such as EchoLink IRLP and Allstar. Our RoIP systems are normally dedicated to direct connections with remote SKYWARN spotter radio stations in affected areas during weather events.

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