About GWES

Our Goal

To make every weather and EAS enthusiast feel like they belong somewhere.
GWES exists for the people who find meaning in weather, alerts, sirens, radios, and public safety communication – creating a place where they can learn, share, build friendships, preserve history, and feel understood.

Our History

2015-Present 2021 2024 2025/2026

Founded on Facebook on August 21, 2015, the Global Weather & EAS Society started in the beginnings as the Weather and EAS Community 2015 (WEC15). After 2015, WEC15 transitioned into the International Weather and EAS Aficionados (IWEA). Finally, IWEA transitioned into the current identity in 2017, the Global Weather & EAS Society. It’s original creation date allows GWES to be known as the second oldest group in the community!

Over the years, GWES expanded far and wide to include nearly 2,250 members worldwide, adding a Discord server, replacing the aging Facebook group, various “divisions”, and building out a staff team comprised of some of the most knowledgeable faces in the community.

The Global Weather & EAS Society created the EAS Relay Network (GWES ERN). This was a reboot of the aging, and mostly inactive GWES Weather Network Radio. ERN comprises of over 30 participants, located both in the United States and Canada, relaying civil and weather emergency messages, covering most of the continental United States.

Central Alert Repository was released to the world. CAR was released as a groundbreaking service aimed to provide the general public information to EAS alerts across the country with Central Alert Repository.

Additionally, GWES WeatherRadio was released, allowing users to share their local NOAA Weather Radio station to the world.

In 2025, as well as 2026, the team at GWES hosted and produced the official livestreams of SirenCon.

Bringing together individuals from across the world, our goal is to share the world of equipment designed to keep you safe in emergencies.

Our Leadership Council

Our Council exists to focus on the long-term outlook of our community

Cameron (Camtheman65WX)

Appearance & Relations

Liam (LB2234)

GWES ERN

Harv (im_harv)

Policy & Guidelines

Don (dondaplayer)

Technology & Development

Madeline (sudokoko)

Member Management

Our Team

GWES would not be possible without the volunteer work provided by these individuals

GWES GWES ERN

Administration

  • mxlion
  • arandomjon

Community
Moderators

  • wxlime
  • jasmineH15
  • odorouswo1f
  • eliisaredflag
  • michaelm357
  • antoniocerri1
  • DMVNewsfan
  • jjphx
  • wags2piffting
  • um_exe
  • x3901
  • ittor_ch
  • watcher1229

Network Operations

  • LB2234 – Network Administrator
  • KalamazooEAS – Network Participant Manager (Midwest Region)
  • mxlion – Network Participant Manager (Southeast Region)
  • Camtheman65WX – Network Participant Manager (West Region)
  • arandomjon (Northeast Region)
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