The National Weather Service (NWS) in Corpus Christi relies on
SKYWARN™ spotters to relay life saving information from the field to the NWS office. SKYWARN™
spotters can be trained members of the general public or as in most cases amateur radio operators
known as "HAM's". HAM operators have the advantage of using an established network of radio
repeaters to communicate over long distances and directly to the amateur radio net control station
located in the NWS office.
The National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi uses amateur radio as one method of
communicating with spotter and emergency management organizations. Radar and storm information can
be passed through this radio system to the spotter in the field.
