Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

CANWARN ALERTS

CANWARN is a program of trained weather spotters which assist Environment Canada by reporting severe weather conditions to allow for timely public warnings. Depending on the severity of the weather conditions, one of three CANWARN alerts will be issued. When a CANWARN net has been activated, stations should stand by.

CANWARN NET - CONDITION - GREEN
When a CANWARN Condition GREEN is activated, only CANWARN participants should check in. All other stations should please stand by. The repeater will be open for routine traffic unless weather conditions change.

CANWARN NET - CONDITION - YELLOW
When a CANWARN Condition YELLOW is activated, only CANWARN participants should check in. All other stations should please stand by. The repeater is not open for routine traffic. This is a closed directed CANWARN net at condition YELLOW. Only reports of hail, damaging winds, wall clouds, funnel clouds, tornadoes or unusual weather events will be accepted.

CANWARN NET - CONDITION - RED
When a CANWARN Condition RED is activated, only CANWARN participants should check in. All other stations should please stand by. The repeater is not open for routine traffic. This is a closed directed CANWARN net at condition RED. Only reports of confirmed tornadoes, funnel clouds, or wall coulds will be accepted. Stations with lower priority reports are asked to stand by until called for.