Weather Mailing Lists
Metro Skywarn Message Services
Warnings by Email / Pager / Cell Phone
KARE 11
WeatherBug
WarnMe
Daily National Severe Weather Forecast Email
Skywarn Mailing List
This the list for Skywarn enthusiasts! Most of those listed on the Skywarn USA page are regular readers of this
list. Email to listserv@po.uiuc.edu. In the body of the message type:
sub skywarn Your Name
set skywarn nodigest
set skywarn repro
These settings are my recommendations, you may want to change them after you get going.
Wx-Chase Mail List
This list is for the hard chore chaser/spotter who want to not only see their prey (a big hose!), but they want
to photograph it! Email listserv@po.uiuc.edu. Then in the
body of the message type:
sub wx-chase Your Name
set wx-chase nodigest
set wx-chase repro
Wx-Talk Mail List
Sample the list in Usenet Newsgroup bit.listserv.wx-talk
This list is for general weather-related topics, special event notifications, job announcements, and administrative
messages. Lots of very well known and respected Meteorologist read and post on this one. If you want in-depth
weather discussions, this is the one for you. Email
listserv@po.uiuc.edu In the body of the message type:
sub wx-talk Your Name
set wx-talk repro
The digest form of this list is recommended unless you check your mail a lot. This one can produce A LOT of mail!
Wx-storm Mail List
This list is a consolidation of several past Wx-**** lists: Wx-watch, Wx-wstat, Wx-swo, Wx-pcpn, and Wx-misc. The
set functions below chose which part of the list you want to toggle on. To subscribe, send e-mail to
listserv@po.uiuc.edu with the following in the text of the message:
sub wx-storm YourFirstName YourLastName
The new list utilizes a sub-topic keyword scheme similar to that used in Wx-tropl:
day1svr - SPC Day 1 Severe Weather Outlooks
day2svr - SPC Day 2 Severe Weather Outlooks
meso - SPC Mesoscale Convective Discussions
watches - SPC Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Watches
status - SPC Weather Watch Status Reports
stats - SPC Monthly Tornado Statistics
spclog - SPC Daily Severe Statistics Logs (SELS LOG)
hvyrain - Heavy Rainfall/Excessive Rainfall Discussions
hvysnow - Heavy Snowfall Discussions
When you subscribe to Wx-storm you will receive *ALL* of these by default products. To select specific products
you need to include a "SET TOPICS" command with your subscribe command.
Wx-Tor Mail List
Tornado warnings from around the country as they happen. **WARNING: Do not rely upon postings to this list to
notify you to take cover from a storm in your area. The BITNET-Internet mail gateway here can run up to a couple
hours backlog during busy times, which means these warnings may arrive in your mailbox too late to save you. This
list is for statistics gathering and curiosity only. There is no substitute for your local NOAA radio or other
reliable, timely means of disseminating severe weather information. Email
listserv@po.uiuc.edu. In the message body type:
sub wx-tor Your Name
Wx-lsr Mail List
Local Storm Reports issued by local WSOs and WSFOs. More detailed than the SELS log. Issued as needed. Email
listserv@po.uiuc.edu. In the body, type:
sub wx-lsr Your Name
Wx-tropl Mail List
Tropical weather outlooks, hurricane position reports, etc. This list will be most active from June through
December. Portions of these products may be in abbreviated (coded) format. Also available, the Tropical
Cyclone Weekly Summary is a near real-time description of world-wide tropical cyclone activity based on
reports from many tropical cyclone warning centers. It also includes information on the cyclones' effects
from weather reports and press information. The summary bridges the gap between the real-time advisories
and the post-season summaries issued by the warning centers.
WX-TROPL mailings are subdivided into Atlantic and Pacific regions. By default, new subscribers will receive
ALL bulletins. To receive specific bulletins, send the following message to
listserv@po.uiuc.edu. In the body of the message type:
sub wx-tropl Your Name
set wx-tropl topics: atlantic
or
set wx-tropl topics: pacific
or
set wx-tropl topics: summary
Wx-natnl Mail List
Public products of national interest like the Selected Cities Forecast. Note: This list is not logged. Email
listserv@po.uiuc.edu. In the message body, type:
sub wx-natnl Your Name
Wx-sum Mail List
National Weather Summary and National Flood Summary. Email
listserv@po.uiuc.edu. and in the body of the message type:
sub wx-sum Your Name
Wx-stlt Mail List
Satellite interpretive messages and orbital data. These messages give descriptions of cloud features and
disturbances observed by satellite. Products are issued by geographical region. Products are in abbreviated
(coded) format. Email
listserv@po.uiuc.edu. In the body of the message type:
sub wx-stlt Your Name
***Note: Abbreviated (coded) products contain word abbreviations and contractions. They can usually be deciphered
by looking at sentence context. Airport location identifiers are also used. For example, NYC is New York City,
NY and STL is St. Louis, MO. Decoding software is available via ftp at po.uiuc.edu cd /wx.
Ham-Wx Mail List
This mailing list reflector is for the discussion of ways to integrate ham radio with the ne.weather newsgroup
and mailing list for the distribution of weather observations.Various methods include ARPS, voice, and packet.
This mailing list is maintained by Majordomo. Send mail to:
listserv@netcom.com
with the following commands in the body of the message (the subject is ignored):
To subscribe: subscribe ham-wx
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe ham-wx
For more information: help
