A program by the National Weather Service allows community members to use their passion for the good of the public. Katelyn Baer reporting.
Just a quick note, I took a lot of what I said from the SKYWARN website to give an idea of how much of an impact you can have but from personal experience it…
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Special Weather Statement for the Sterling, VA CWA. The National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia has Activated the Skywarn Amateur Weather Radio Networ…
Skywarn spotter class for 2010. Part 5. IMPORTANT: Watching this video does not certify you as a Skywarn spotter! You must attend a class in person.
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Amateur Radio operators kept National Weather Service meteorologists and state and local emergency operations centers up to date on changing conditions as Tropical Storm Flossie passed over the Island State July 29-30. The NWS had earlier notified residents to prepare for heavy rains, high winds and flooding. Clem Jung, KH7HO, opened a SKYWARN net from the NWS Honolulu office ham station the ev…
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Yes,it’s official! As of yesterday,I am now a part of the National Weather Service’s Skywarn Storm Spotters program. Enjoy the video!
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Washtenaw County Sheriff Offers Skywarn Spotter Classes
The Emergency Services Division of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the National Weather Service is offering Skywarn Spotter training in March and April. The free classes are open to anyone 18 years or older who is interested …
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Tuscarawas County Homeland Security to host SKYWARN Training Course Feb …
Tuscarawas County Homeland Security will host a SKYWARN Training Course at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 at the Tuscora Park Pavilion, 161Tuscora Ave. NW, New Philadelphia. SKYWARN is a National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer …
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Skywarn Spotter Training to be held at South Central College in North Mankato
Blue Earth County, Nicollet County and the National Weather Service host Skywarn spotter training 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at South Central College in North Mankato. The training is open to all interested parties. There is no charge for the …
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. SKYWARN is a program of the United States’ National Weather Service. Its mission is to collect reports of localized severe weather. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings and to improve the forecasting and warning processes and the tools used to collect meteorological data. It consists of a network of sever
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Don't confuse helpful storm chasers with crooked post-storm contractors
Storm chasers, also known as storm spotters and Skywarn spotters, seek out severe weather for their own enjoyment or to report information to local authorities or regional organizations such as the National Weather Service. Their intent is not to prey …
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Maybe some rain today
While the high temperature at Galesburg Municipal Airport was 98 degrees, Knox County's EMA Skywarn recorded a high of 100.2 degrees at 2:24 p.m. Skywarn recorded a heat index reading of 111 degrees at about the same time, while a heat index high of …
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ finds out which way the wind blows — and which way the propagation flows — at the revamped National Weather Service website.
As hams, we seem to be more interested in the weather than average people. Besides wanting to know what’s falling out of the sky and when, we follow the weather because it affects radio propagation in both a n…
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Merle G. Kachenmeister, WA8EWW, died May 29 at the age of 82 in the care of Hospice of NW Ohio. He had lived most recently in Blissfield, Michigan.
A Navy veteran, he began his career doing weather for the Navy, according to his obituary. He then worked for the US Weather Bureau, later renamed the National Weather Service, where he developed the SKYWARN weather warning system following the dea…
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The United States is the most severe weatherprone country in the world. Each year, people in this country cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,200 tornadoes, and two landfalling hurricanes. Approximately 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather-related, causing around 500 deaths each year and nearly billion in damage. SKYWARN® is a National Weather Service (NWS) program developed in the 1960s that consists of trained weather spotters who provide repo
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Warning Coordination Meteorologist James Brotherton with the National Weather Service in Hanford, CA speaks about tornadoes in California and the importance of the Skywarn organization. Feb 3, 2011.
On April 14, a string of tornados swept through the Central US and Great Lakes Region, including an EF2 tornado in Creston, Iowa, causing severe damage to the Greater Regional Medical Center and the Southwestern Community College campus. Prior to the tornado, radio amateurs in Creston reported storm observations directly to the National Weather Service. After the storm forced the evacuation of …
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skywarn.mcaraweb.com Hurricane Hazards Seminar on July 30, 2011 sponsored by Indian River State College WQCS radio station, along with the National Weather Service and Martin County SKYWARN held at the Chastain campus, Stuart Florida, in the Wolf Center. Guest speakers Jill Roberts for WQCS, Ron Tagg from the Martin County SKYWARN group, Stephen Marshall from Martin County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Keith Hollman, Director Martin County Department of Emergency Management, and the keynote speaker, Dr. Scott Sprat, WCM from National WEather Service, Melbourne.
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Original publisher: [Silver Spring, Md.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, [2011] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)747706060 Subject: Severe storms — United States — Observations — Handbooks, manuals, etc. Excerpt: … The Spotter’s Role Section 1 Hail Safety Large hail can cause serious injuries and damage to vehicles and buildings. Although fatalities attributed to hail are rare, it is the costliest weather element in the United Stat
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SkyWARN training to be held
The Bradford County Office of Emergency Management will be hosting a 2-hour Winter SkyWARN training seminar for municipal emergency management personnel, elected official and Community Emergency Response Team members at 7 pm on Dec. 19. …
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Weather spotting draws interest
BY ERIC HRIN (Staff Writer) Review Photo/ERIC HRIN Erik Heden, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Binghamton, NY, talks to people Monday in Towanda about SKYWARN. Review Photo/ERIC HRIN Erik Heden, a meteorologist with the National …
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Mercer County Takes Part in National SKYWARN Day
SKYWARN is a nationwide program run by the National Weather Service through which trained residents gather real-time, “ground truth” information about severe weather, such as a tornado, flood or snowstorm. Editor's Note: The following is a news release …
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SkyWarn 13: Snow will taper off overnight, roads still slick
Snow will dwindle in intensity overnight. Roads will remain slick overnight as well. Visibilities will improve by Sunday morning. Likely the winter weather advisory will be canceled before the 6AM deadline. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for …
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Webisode 09: Meteorologist Steve Sipple of the National Weather Service (NWS) – Phoenix previews the SKYWARN program, and NWS collaboration with volunteer storm spotters to issue more timely and accurate watches and warnings to the public. Photos Courtesy: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Skywarn® and the Skywarn® logo are registered trademarks of NOAA Find a transcript of this AzEIN webisode at bit.ly
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2007 & 2008 Simulated Emergency Test Amateur Radio Emergency Service at the City of Danbury Town Hall EOC Danbury,CT please visit www.qrz.com
Kansas City news station KMBC9 reporter Brenda Washington interviews Chet Hallberg about the role amateur radio plays in emergency communications. Specifically, they focus on communications after a large earthquake on the New Madrid fault. In the second part, Chet shows off one of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief vehicles. He goes on to explain the different kinds of equipment in the vehicle and how it has been used recently with the flooding in Arkansas. There is also a mention (plug!) for SkyWarn in the Kansas City area and amateur radio uses with the National Weather Service in times of severe weather. Capture & encode by Bill Kellogg, WD0DXK
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National Weather Service to pay tribute to storm spotters
Many of these volunteers are amateur radio operators, or "hams." Anyone can listen "to the world" with only a modest radio, but some hams invest hundreds or even thousands of dollars in radio and electronic equipment and spend years honing their …
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Police Departments Look to Tune Out Scanner Hobbyists
19, 2011: Scanner hobbyist Rick Hansen holds his scanner/Ham radio device at his home in Silver Spring, Md. WASHINGTON – Police departments around the country are moving to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly …
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Scout Post: Vo-tech robot puts on a show during technology program
By Star-Ledger Staff Scouts Johnny Pullara, Andrew Vanacore, Sean Pelcher and Sam Lee try out a ham radio last month during Pack 368's Technology Fest. The Scouts also learned about thermal imaging, infrared technology and robotics. …
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ARNewsline Report 1788 — Nov 18 2011:
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1788 with a release date of Friday, November 18th, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. Ham radio and the National Weather Service cooperate in a severe weather event in Alaska, rescue radio stands …
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Ambulance to be used during severe weather
Now a group of amateur radio operators will be able to have more technology in the field with an ambulance that has been donated for their use. The Amateur Radio Emergency Services, part of SKYWARN, serves all of Northeast Alabama as trained storm …
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