The Sky-Warn program consists of a network of amateur radio operators who are
trained spotters and use their skills to provide information on severe weather to the
National Weather Service
The Sky-Warn program in Portage County is operated by the
Portage County Skywarn
. The Sky-Warn Net operates on
the PARC repeater, on 145.390 MHz.
A Net Control Station takes reports from participants and
passes along information received from other sources.
Pertinent information is relayed on to the National Weather
Service and the local Emergency
Management Agency
In addition to information passed
along to specific agencies the net is also monitored by
several local police and fire departments.
