CANWARN
The WEATHER and CANWARN
Similar to the American Skywarn system, CANWARN was created in Windsor in 1987 as a joint effort of the Amateur Radio Community and Environment Canada. Its purpose is to be the eyes and ears in the field for the weather service in times of severe or potentially severe weather.
If a CANWARN net has been activated by
Environment Canada:
The Windsor-Essex Net uses
repeater VE3III on 147.060 Mhz. (Alt.: VE3WIN 147.00)
The Chatham-Kent Net (activated by
Windsor) is on VE3KCR (147.12 Mhz).
The Lambton County Net (activated
by the Sarnia Amateur Radio Community) will be found on VE3SAR (145.37Mhz).
NOTE that unlike the U.S. SkyWarn program, the amateur radio community does not activate the Canwarn nets. This is the sole responsibility of Environment Canada.
Canwarn Net Conditions:
The
Three Levels of Watches and Warnings
Ontario Canwarn Repeater Sites
If you'll be roaming the province, click here for other
Canwarn Repeaters.
On-line Weather Training
Environment
Canada SevereWeather handbook
Ontario Canwarn Homepage
Environment Canada -
Ontario Region
REGIONAL CANWARN SITES:
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The name CANWARN and the CANWARN logo are copyright Environment Canada and are used with permission.
REGIONAL SKYWARN SITES:
Michigan Skywarn (NWS - White Lake)
This page was updated on June 19th, 2009