What is Metro Skywarn, Incorporated?
It is not a club to join nor is it a governmental agency. Metro Skywarn, Inc., is a Minnesota not-for-profit corporation. Skywarn in various forms has been around the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area for about 30 years. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Chanhassen has the new state-of-the-art “NEXRAD” radar equipment. Although a great improvement over its old radar, it is still not sensitive enough to determine the existance of an actual tornado. It can only see where severe weather is likely to occur. The NWS relies on reports from the public, public safety personnel such as firemen, or law enforcement and trained Metro Skywarn spotters to verify actual severe weather.
