Skywarn

WAARC members spot severe weather during storms and report it to the National Weather Service, helping to protect the community.

Trained spotters provide the ground truth that radar cannot see — hail size, wind damage, wall clouds and tornadoes. When severe weather threatens Wadena County, club members take up positions and report in on the repeaters. If you would like to get involved, come to a meeting or email [email protected].

Severe Weather — Wadena County, MN

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SPC Day 1 Outlook Wadena Forecast NWS Radar

Live alerts from the National Weather Service (api.weather.gov, zone MNZ032).

Spotter training and reporting

The National Weather Service runs free SKYWARN spotter training. Its official course material replaces the printed guides this page used to link to.

NWS SKYWARN training Reporting Severe Weather Sheet (PDF)

Your National Weather Service office

Wadena County is served by the Grand Forks forecast office. Neighbouring offices are listed for members travelling in the region.

Grand Forks, ND (serves Wadena) Duluth, MN Twin Cities / Chanhassen, MN

Storm-day resources

NWS Storm Prediction Center The Weather Channel — Wadena Live lightning strike map Storm chasers broadcasting live Todd-Wadena Electric Co-op outage map MnDOT 511 road conditions

Join us

Individual membership is $25.00 yearly, family membership $30.00 yearly.

Membership application (PDF)