Welcome to the Southwest Missouri Regional SkyWarn Severe Weather page. This page's main goal is to serve our community by increasing weather awareness, through weather education and timely posting of pertinent weather information. This saves lives, reduces injuries, and protects property. All watches, warnings, and forecasts posted here are verbatim from the National Weather Service or the Sto
rm Prediction Center, and will not be modified or edited. Questions, comments, and discussion are welcomed and encouraged... however we DO NOT provide point-specific forecasts upon request. You may obtain point-specific forecasts directly from the NWS, on their website, www.weather.gov , by entering your town, city, or zip code. This feature is accessible from your PC,Mac, tablet, or mobile phone, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We thank each and every one of our subscribers for taking the time to "like", and follow SWMO Regional Skywarn Severe Weather here on Facebook. We strive to be the the most informative and credible weather page for the SWMO area, or anyone having an interest in our regional weather. We are fully endorsed by the NWS, and maintain close working relationship with the NWS Forecast Office in Springfield, MO. All members of the Southwest Missouri Regional Skywarn Severe Weather team are required to be Skywarn Spotter certified and licensed ham radio operators. Our storm spotting experience ranges from one year to 20+. All members have various levels, and types, of additional training, experience, certification, or coursework, including, but not limited to:
meteorology, earth/atmospheric/planetary sciences, fire science/firefighter/fire instructor, First Responder/EMT, CERT, journalism/broadcast media, computer/information systems technology, emergency/Red Cross communications, and emergency operations management/net control for both VoIP Hurricane nets & Skywarn Weather Nets.
**Any information here is presented without warranty or guarantee, and is intended for informational purposes only. DO NOT rely on pages as your only means of obtaining weather information. Issues within Facebook itself, beyond our control, occasionally may (and have), delay the availability or visibility of posts on the SMRSSW page, without any prior notification or warning to our page admins. Please, ALWAYS monitor your local news media, official local forecast, or NOAA weather radio for the most accurate and current severe weather information.**