Youth Skywarn Network:

Joplin -- As we move closer to the peak of severe weather season, a group of southwest Missouri teens are helping to keep you safe. Thirteen year old Caleb Sfair Is just one of about a dozen kids that participate in the youth Skywarn network. He says some of those kids are as young as six years old. The kids are licensed HAM radio operators, and work with The National Weather Service to spot and report hazardous weather from their homes. To keep their skills sharp, they check in with each other via HAM radio on Sunday night's at 7:30. Caleb says while it does take some work to get your ham radio license, it is worth it because of the impact they have.

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