[Harc] Fwd: Skywarn Recognition Day 2025 - Cancellation Notice

[Peter Esko]

FYI see below, no SRD this year.

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Peter

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Subject: Skywarn Recognition Day 2025 - Cancellation Notice
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:32:50 -0500
From: bigdog at bigdogwx.com
To: pesko at suddenlink.net

Good Day Peter Esko

Thank you for participating in the 2024 Skywarn Recognition Day Event last
year and your continued partnership with *Eureka (EKA)*

NOAA/NWS, ARRL, and the SRD Planning Team have reached the decision to
cancel the 2025 SRD event.  Please see the following statement.

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Statement Issuance: 18 November 2025


*SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 Cancelled *
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has announced the cancellation
of *SKYWARN™
Recognition Day (SRD) 2025*.

The necessary time and resources required to plan a comprehensive national
event for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day 2025 are not available this year. Thus,
the difficult decision  was made to cancel this year's event by the NWS.

The NWS will work with ARRL and SKYWARN™ spotters to brainstorm ideas
to redevelop a spotter appreciation event in 2026.

ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio®, which has a Memorandum
of Understanding <http://www.arrl.org/served-agencies-and-partners> with
NWS, emphasized the strength of the long-standing partnership behind the
event. “ARRL is proud of the continued partnership with the
National Weather Service to promote and recognize SKYWARN™ and the
volunteers around the country. We look forward to working together to
revitalize and promote SKYWARN™ Recognition Day again next year,” said Josh
Johnston, KE5MHV, ARRL Director of Emergency Management.

Established in 1999 by the National Weather Service and ARRL,
SKYWARN™ Recognition Day celebrates the critical contributions SKYWARN™
volunteers make in supporting the NWS mission to protect life and property.
Amateur radio operators constitute a significant portion of these
volunteers, providing essential communication links between NWS and
emergency management agencies when traditional communications fail.

The NWS-ARRL SRD National Committee extends its appreciation to all
SKYWARN™  volunteers for their dedication and service to their communities,
and offers best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season.

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On behalf of the SRD planning team, we look forward to our continued
partnership and preparation for SRD 2026.

Michael Lewis
bigdogwx at gmail.com
KG4KJQ


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Michael-Peter Esko
W6IES
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