Orange County Skywarn Spotter Procedures.

Report all information by standard procedures. Telephone, amateur radio or the NWS online Espotter report.

Whether there is an activation in effect or not, when you observe local weather that is significant such as thunderstorms, hail, high winds, waterspouts, dense fog (less than 300ft), heavy rain, tornadoes, flooding, high surf, etc. Report the event as it occurs, not hours later!
If you have any doubts as to whether you should report an event, report it.

Modes of Communications.

Telephone

You can always call the forecaster direct on the 800 number although it may be busy during an activation.

Amateur Radio

WARA
145.400 - 103.5
224.180 - 103.5

SOARA
224.640 - 123.0

PRIMARY BACK-UP REPEATER
447.520 - 118.8
(PRIVATE SYSTEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. SKYWARN INFORMATION USE ONLY)

SIMPLEX (When all others are down)
146.550

During activations, these repeaters are monitored by O.C. Skywarn net control to gather spotter reports from Skywarn ham radio operators.

Computer

Click HERE to use the NWS e-spotter report.