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NWS Binghamton SKYWARN and Webinar Schedule

If you have any questions about the classes or registering issues, please contact the webmaster at

bgm.webmaster@noaa.gov. If you have not received a response within one week, please call us at (607) 798-6620.

Our Spring (severe weather-oriented) Skywarn classes are now scheduled! Additional offerings for this spring may be added at a later time. All classes are held from 6:30-8:00 PM, unless otherwise noted. Below are the remaining Skywarn classes for the Spring 2026 season:

Date/Time	County	Location	Registration Link
Tuesday, 4/28/26	Otsego County, NY	SUNY Oneonta Fitzelle Hall Room 105 (Building #14 on Campus Map) Parking: Use lot just north of Fitzelle Hall (lot next to Hunt Union)	https://forms.gle/RDwGqWPPKYnCjEGt8
Wednesday, 4/29/26	Tompkins County, NY	Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response Conference Room (92 Brown Road Ithaca, NY 14850)	Note: This class has reached the 25 person capacity limit and therefore the registration link is now closed.
Friday, 5/1/26	Virtual/Online #2	Virtual/Online	https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/707225025123667287
Wednesday, 5/13/26	Wyoming County, PA	Wyoming County Emergency Management (3880 SR 6 Tunkhannock, PA 18657)	https://forms.gle/8YTxFxtJbX6KUitc9
Wednesday, 5/20/26	Onondaga County, NY	Bear Bait Radio Club (4483 NY-31 Clay, NY 13041)	https://forms.gle/DzwJcfc52DE8tnoq5
Wednesday, 5/27/26	Luzerne County, PA	185 Water Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702	https://forms.gle/wvFuS4L7z9ciAhs16
TBD (likely sometime in early June)	Virtual/Online #3	Virtual/Online

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You can also go through an on-line recorded SKYWARN class for severe weather or winter weather. Once you complete these trainings, email your location name and contact information to bgm.webmaster@noaa.gov. This is only for New York and Pennsylvania counties within our area of coverage. If you are viewing these videos outside of NY and PA, please follow up with your local National Weather Service office. While not included in the videos, information on HAM radio networks across the region is listed below. Also, we do not give out spotter ID's.

National: Skywarn Spotter Training via the COMET
Local: May 2023 NWS Binghamton Basic Severe Skywarn (~80 minutes of video)
Local: June 2023 NWS Binghamton Advanced Severe Skywarn (~ 2 hour video)
Local: December 2023 NWS Binghamton Winter Skywarn (~1 hr 50 min video)

About SKYWARN: Our program is a year round program. Our goal is to train you how to accurately report severe weather to us, ranging from snowfall measurements, to severe weather (hail, wind, tornadoes, flooding). We offer a Severe Weather SKYWARN in the spring/early summer, and a Winter SKYWARN in the fall. Flood SKYWARNs are also occasionally taught based on interest. Anyone is welcome to attend the SKYWARN classes, there is no age requirement and you do not need to have had prior training.

SKYWARN Links and Brochures SKYWARN Logo

YouTube Spotter Training Playlist
There is a BGM SKYWARN discussion group now online! For more information contact Mitchell Gaines.
National SKYWARN
Weather Spotter Field Guide. A Guide to Being a SKYWARN Spotter
SKYWARN Recognition Day
Cloud Chart
Wind Speed Estimate Chart (Beaufort Wind Force Scale)
Severe Weather Definitions (hail sizes, what is a severe storm?, etc)
Weather Glossary