SKYWARN - is a training program sponsored by the Houston-Galveston National Weather Service Office in conjunction with Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management.

SKYWARN Volunteers are trained to watch the skies during severe weather then relay reports back to the local Emergency Management Office and/or the Houston-Galveston National Weather Service (NWS) Office. These volunteers provide valuable information to the NWS to improve the warning program which could save lives and prevent property damage in your  community.

TRAINING IS FREE

SKYWARN TRAINING IS FOR EVERYONE

SKYWARN Volunteers will learn:

• Basics of thunderstorm development
• Fundamentals of storm structure
• Identifying potential severe weather features
• How to report information
• Basic severe weather safety