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SKYWARN 13: Storm passes through Chippewa Valley

SKYWARN 13: Storm passes through Chippewa Valley
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) — **SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH in effect for Clark, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Vernon counties until 10 AM Monday**. **WIND ADVISORY in effect for Chippewa, Eau Claire, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce and St.
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SKYWARN 13: Snow may bring slick travel Thanksgiving Day
Eau Claire, Wis. (WEAU) Winter-like conditions may impact travel this Thanksgiving Day with both rain and snow expected. The current timing of this weather event begins this afternoon. We will be on the mild side of this system initially, with …
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Skywarn trainee has his eye on the sky in storm readiness
So when it came time last week for the National Weather Service's Skywarn training session in St. Charles Parish, Zammit, an emergency coordinator with the St. Charles EOC, was happy to attend. “I've always been fascinated with the sky, since I was …
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Skywarn Storm Spotter Magnet

Skywarn Storm Spotter Magnet

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Skywarn Storm Spotter Stickers

Skywarn Storm Spotter Stickers

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National Weather Service asks for your storm photos and Tweets

National Weather Service asks for your storm photos and Tweets
For people interested in learning the finer points of storm reporting, Beaman said they are encouraged to take part in annual SKYWARN Spotter Training courses. SKYWARN is a voluntary program developed by each individual NWS office, during which …
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HAM Radio: The unseen eyes and ears of emergency services
“We also encourage everybody to get involved in the Sky Warn program and the HAM radio club and the Tarleton Planetarium co-sponsor the training for that program that's held in the planetarium each year. Somebody from the Fort Worth office of the …
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Weather alerts have come a long way in 50 years
The Howard County/Kokomo Emergency Management Agency also helps keep people in the loop when it comes to bad weather by hosting a SkyWarn class every March. SkyWarn is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe-weather spotters.
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Before spring storm season, Skywarn joins forecasters to host severe weather …
The National Weather Service, including the Skywarn organization of Kent and Ottawa counties, are scheduled to conduct the first weather spotter training session of the year on Thursday, Feb. 19. It is slated to begin at 7 p.m. at the Jenison Center …
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Michigan Storm 6-8-08 Wayne County Skywarn Activation

Support Amateur Radio. Join Skywarn. Support ARES & RACES Teams
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This video shows Pinellas County SKYWARN at work. For more information about Pinellas SKYWARN, visit www.pcacs.org , or www.weather.gov/tampabay
“Eyes on the skies, so no one dies.”
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Sudden Storm Amateur Radio Receiver

Sudden Storm 40 meter Receiver. Built by my girlfriend Sara in about 4 hours.
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Vintage gear sounds great! Here, a conversation between Grant KG4RJF and Gary WA1OXT. Join us on the air and at http://amfone.net

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Severe Storm of July 7 2014 002 Skywarn Watch.

Glenn Munro aka “The Roaming Gnome” is a member of the NWS Volunteer Sky-warn Sky Spotters Program, and spends many hours Volunteering to help alert those who are in the path or possibly in the path of severe weather. This requires him to be at not so great locations, at weird hours of the day and night. Columbia, Mo..Smithton, Friendship…..road is friendship, perish middle ground…..between Columbia….and Friendship. They call it a city, we call it the country. they call themselves residents we call ourselves…homesteaders.
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SKYWARN Chasing - 5. Mai 2012, Niederösterreich

SKYWARN Chasing am 5.5.2012 in Niederösterreich, genauer gesagt im Raum St. Pölten, Weinviertel und der Wachau.

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Training Available For Oklahoma Residents Interested In Storm Spotting

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Training Available For Oklahoma Residents Interested In Storm Spotting
The National Weather Service is launching a series of classes for Oklahoma residents who want to learn more about severe weather. Meteorologists will hold the first Skywarn Storm Spotter Training online training session of the year Tuesday. Rick Smith …
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Pushmataha County jury finds Antlers man not guilty of murder
Posted: 01/27/2015 – The National Weather Service in Fort Worth wants to help you prepare for the 2015 severe weather season by presenting the SKYWARN severe weather program from 7 -9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12 at Grayson County College Center for …
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Storm Spotter Training Program scheduled for Jan. 26
To help get you ready, the National Weather Service will be offering a free class at the SKYWARN severe weather program from 7 -9 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26. The program will be held at Aiken Elementary in Paris and is held in partnership with City of …
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Storm Chasing Truck

Here is my current storm chasing truck. It is setup up for this year’s chase season. The lights are only used in emergencies. I am Red Cross CPR and first ai…
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The Skinny On Dualband SlimJim Antenna, Detailed Review & Theory.

Detailed review on a Dualband Slim Jim antenna. Extremely economical, transportable, good performance antenna for any preparedness situation. This is what I’…
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Radio Amateurs Play a Role in Separate Storm Responses

Amateur Radio volunteers activated on opposite ends of the US late last week and over the weekend as separate hurricanes struck Bermuda and Hawaii. Both regions were prepared and fared well with no deaths, serious injuries, or major property damage reported.

Hurricane Gonzalo

Hurricane Gonzalo, the stronger of the two storms, was a Category 3 hurricane when it made a near-direct hit on Bermuda on…

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ARES Volunteers Stand Ready as Tropical Storm Ana Aims for Hawaii

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers in Hawaii are on alert for possible activation as Tropical Storm Ana, which is forecast to become a Category 1 hurricane, bears down on the Hawaiian Islands. As of 1200 UTC on October 16, Ana was 740 miles southeast of Honolulu and moving at about 10 MPH with maximum sustained winds of 60 MPH. The storm is expected to reach the islands on Saturd…

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SkyWarn Watch_Severe Storm of June 22, 2014 01

SkyWarn Watch_Severe Storm of June 22, 2014 01

Glenn Munro aka “The Roaming Gnome” is a member of the NWS Volunteer Sky-warn Sky Spotters Program, and spends many hours Volunteering to help alert those who are in the path or possibly in…

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June 9th 2009 Storm Chase Video 2 of 2

Video taken from Loveland and Johnstown Colorado june 9th 2009. Colorado Amateur Radio Emergency Services Skywarn net was activated as a tornado warning went…

Twilight Zone: Why Amateur Radio is Bad

Amateur Radio = Bad.
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SKYWARN Looking for a Few Good Storm Spotters!

Meteorologists use a slew of tools to track storms, but did you know that you can help?
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2014 McLennan County Skywarn Time Lapse Trip.
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Solar Flare Causes March 29 Radio Blackout, Minor Geomagnetic Storm Expected April 2

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has reported that a brief radio blackout “event” occurred on March 29 at 1748 UTC, the result of an “impulsive” or short-lived R3 (strong) solar flare. Extreme ultraviolet radiation from the X-1 class event “sent waves of ionization rippling through Earth’s upper atmosphere and disturbed the normal propagation of terrestrial radio transmissions,” Sp…

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Hawaii Hams Muster to Help Forecasters Track Tropical Storm Flossie

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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Skywarn Storm Chase Team Nature Cap by CafePress – Khaki

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Strong Geomagnetic Storm Enlivens The Magic Band

That strong geomagnetic storm over the weekend may have trashed the HF bands, but stations along North America’s Eastern Seaboard took advantage of the resulting aurora to score some DX on 6 meters. On Saturday, June 29, stations were able to work into Alaska during a period of auroral propagation. WK3N in Pennsylvania reported working his first two Alaska stations, AL7RT and KL7NO, for his #10…

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Strong Geomagnetic Storm in Progress

Spaceweather.com reports a strong geomagnetic storm is in progress as Earth passes through a region of south-pointing magnetism in the solar wind. The storm has generated auroral displays as far south as Kansas in the US. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center indicates the storm is a G3 level event. WWV announced at 0900 UTC, “Geomagnetic storms reaching the G3 level are likely” over the nex…

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ARRL HQ to Close Early for Impending Storm

Due to the incoming storm, ARRL Headquarters will close at 12 PM (EST) on Friday, February 8. Headquarters will re-open at 8 AM (EST) on Monday, February 11.

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Desert Storm 2009: APRS

Desert Storm 2009: APRS

PART 3 of 3. Chris Kantarjiev, K6DBG demonstrates APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) gear that he has collected, built and modified. This segement features a modified Linksys router (WRT54 series) and a small APRS tracking kit, “OpenTracker,” produced by Argent Data Systems. More info about this project at More info about this project at www.dimebank.com Video by NQ1R/ARRL. www.arrl.org.

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7-18-2012 Skywarn Trip for shelf cloud storm front

this was taken before a nice shefl cloud and massive rain and cloud to ground lighting hit Huntley,McHerny,co,IL. This was filmed with HP 3100 720p HD dash cam and radio your listening to is a corba Lx29 with weather scan! anyway enjoy everyone!!

Video of stormchasing heavy thunderstorms, one supercell, two MCS, with a lot of lightning bolts, two shelf clouds, one very very close hit. Krakow and Pcim – 15/16 August 2010. Film made by MDGN Stormchasers group: MDGN, PawcioKrk, SebastianxD5, Gielciu
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The SIV ( Storm Chasing Vehicle ) SkyWarn

This is my new Storm Chasing Vehicle
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severe weather moved into the area again today but these storms fell apart before they got over populated areas of northern colorado. It was fun to watch them and get some rain and small hail.
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Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Tropical Storm Sandy

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate at 7 AM EST (1100 UTC) on Wednesday, October 24 for Tropical Storm Sandy, in support of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida. As of 2 PM EST on Tuesday, October 24, the storm is about 275 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica with maximum sustained winds reaching 50 miles per hour. Sandy is mo…

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Hams Heed the Call to Help As Isaac Makes Landfall, Downgraded to Tropical Storm

Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans, Hurricane Isaac came calling. But instead of making landfall right at New Orleans like Katrina (a Category 3 storm) did on August 28, 2005, Isaac veered slightly to the west of the city. Through it all, hams at WX4NHC — the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida — and those supporti…

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WX4NHC, HWN and VoIP to Activate in Advance of Tropical Storm Isaac

According to WX4NHC Associate Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC — the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida — along with the VoIP Hurricane Net — will activate on Friday, August 24 in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) stated on its website that it will activate on 14.325 MHz at 3 PM (1900 UTC) on Thursday, August 23 “…

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Tropical Storm Ernesto Heads Toward Yucatán; WX4NHC, VoIP Weather Net and Hurricane Watch Net Activated

As Tropical Storm Ernesto barrels toward Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for the entire coast of Belize and from Chetumal to Punta Allen on the East Coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Ernesto is expected to reach hurricane strength before it reaches the Yucatan sometime later tonight. Radio amateurs with WX4NHC — the Amateur Radio station at the National Hu…

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Ernesto Downgraded to Tropical Storm, but Expected to Regain Strength

Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the southern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula late in the evening on Tuesday, August 7. The Category 1 hurricane brought heavy rains and winds, but weakened as it moved across land. Due to this weakening, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami downgraded Ernesto to a tropical storm at 5 AM EDT (0900 UTC) Wednesday morning.

Radio amateurs with…

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