Metro Skywarn is an organization of Amateur Radio Operators and Severe Weather enthusiasts with interests in the areas of severe weather spotting and Amateur Radio communications as a public service. This organization will operate in the Metro Area of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota and surrounding Counties in the state of Minnesota. Our mission is to: 1. Provide a training and education program for severe weather spotters, 2. Do scientific, technical evaluation and investigation of severe weather spotting techniques and methods of providing this information to the National Weather Service, 3. Develop, operate and maintain Amateur Radio communication networks to accomplish the task of relaying weather spotting reports to the National Weather Service.