Cherokee County SKYWARN
Cherokee ARES SKYWARN provides trained volunteer weather spotters to support the National Weather Service in severe weather operations. Our spotters provide real-time ground truth observations to help protect Cherokee County residents.
Below you'll find live weather radar, NET control resources, NWS links, and training materials for SKYWARN operations.
Live Weather Radar - Peachtree City (KFFC)
NET Control Resources
- SKYWARN Net Activation Chart (When to Activate)
- SKYWARN Spotter Handout
- Cherokee SKYWARN Net Preamble - Updated 14MAR2025
- Cherokee Health and Welfare Net Preamble - Updated 25DEC2023
- Cherokee ARES NCS/ANCS Shared Tracking Tools
IMPORTANT: Only NET Control and Alternate NET Control are authorized to utilize the Shared Tracking Tools link above during an incident.
Situational Awareness
- GA ARES Situational Awareness Map
- ICS Form 214 Activity Log
- Emergency Management Agency
- APRS.FI
- Weather at our Repeater Site - Pine Log Mountain
Note: All NET Control links above will open in a new tab automatically.
N3FJP WXWarn
National Weather Service - Peachtree City GA
- Storm Submission via Browser
- National Weather Service - Winter Weather
- Watches, Warnings, or Advisories for Cherokee (GA057)
- Weather Briefings for Severe Weather
- Radar - Peachtree City
- National Weather Service - Georgia Contacts
- Weather Wise
- Lightning Map and Storm Radar via Windy.com
- Lightning Map
Training Resources
- Online SKYWARN Spotter Training - Please Review Annually
- NWGA ARES SKYWARN Training Recap from February 2022 (W1JKU)
- HF Weather Fax (WEFAX)
HF Weather Fax Note: To use the frequencies above, subtract 1.5K from the frequency and ensure you are in USB mode. FLDIGI supports receiving the fax in Mode: WEFAX-IOC576. See the link for broadcasting times.
Note: All links above will open in a new tab automatically.
