About This Site
Purpose & Mission
The Georgia SKYWARN website serves as the central hub for the Georgia SKYWARN linked repeater system, coordinating severe weather reporting across 96 counties in North and Central Georgia. We provide real-time weather alerts, repeater information, reporting guidelines, and direct coordination with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City (WX4PTC).
Built for Spotters
Fast, private, and built for the people who actually use it. No ads, no tracking, no third-party scripts. Works on every modern browser and looks right on phones, tablets, and laptops. Maintained by Jack Parks (KQ4JP), a SKYWARN volunteer.
HWO & Activation Status
Automated parsing of the NWS Atlanta Hazardous Weather Outlook with three-level spotter activation detection — green (no activation), yellow (monitor), red (activate). Re-checked every few hours from the NWS API.
Live Weather Alerts
Active warnings, watches, and advisories for our coverage area, refreshed every five minutes from the NWS API and shown directly on the dashboard. Color-coded by severity using the canonical NWS colors.
Quick Maps
Curated links to the maps spotters reach for first — NWS radar, ARES county map, fire weather, river gauges — without clicking through ten menus.
Repeater Directory
Searchable database of every SKYWARN repeater (Ctrl/Cmd+K). Frequency, tone, AllStar / EchoLink nodes, RF link details, and sponsor info — plus CSV exports ready for CHIRP and RT Systems.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA target with semantic HTML, ARIA landmarks, full keyboard navigation, visible focus rings, and respect for the reduced-motion system setting. Manual light/dark toggle plus automatic system-preference detection.
NWS Resources
Direct links to the tools NWS Peachtree City forecasters and spotters reach for most: radar products, decision support, river gauges, hazardous weather outlooks, and the Storm Prediction Center.
Contacts
Service Area of NWS Atlanta
NWS Atlanta issues severe weather warnings (i.e. Tornado Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings, etc.) for 96 counties in northern and central Georgia. We call this our "CWA" or County Warning Area.
Our Forecast Area + Who Covers the Rest of the State
Georgia NWS SKYWARN Programs
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