| What is EMWIN?
EMWIN is a weather data system that was
designed for County Emergency Managers with limited budgets. Up to 6,500
National Weather Service products are available free of charge to those
who need it most. You read correctly, the data is free. Potential users
of EMWIN include emergency response officials, schools, hospitals,
nursing homes, SKYWARN severe weather spotters, weather hobbyists, and
any business where weather is a factor.
What can EMWIN do?
Using a point-and-click interface on a
Windows-based PC, users of the free weather data can monitor the latest
severe weather watches, warnings and statements for their county (or any
county in the U.S. for that matter). The software can provide visual or
audio alarms under user-specified situations. The computer software can
be programmed to turn on your lights or call your pager to alert you to
life threatening weather!
Who Is EMWIN For?
| Safety directors -
Make it part of your safety plan today! |
Amateur radio operators
- Don't go severe weather spotting without it. |
| Emergency response officials
- Stay on top of changing conditions |
Business - If weather
affects your operations, you can benefit from EMWIN. |
| The Media - A great
backup to the "weather wire". |
Teachers - Explore
changes in weather with your science class. |
| Weather hobbiests -
Plot the daily climate variations for your area. |
Weather junkies - Let
the weather info come to you, instead of you to it. |
What Do I Need to Get EMWIN Data on My
Computer?
A Satellite Downlink System, or a full time internet connection
The software is free
What weather products would reach my
computer automatically?
|
The following is a
partial list of products available for every state in the
country: |
| Tornado watches, warnings and statements. |
River readings and rainfall reports. |
| Severe thunderstorm watches, warnings and
statements. |
Five-day forecasts for every county in the U.S. |
| Flash Flood and Flood watches, warnings and
statements. |
Climate information (high and low temperatures,
precipitation, etc.). |
| Hurricane watches, warnings and statements. |
Weather charts and maps. |
| Thunderstorm Outlook for the next 24 hours. |
Hourly aviation surface observations |
|
Doppler Radar coded messages |
For Further
Information:
|
www.nws.noaa.gov 
