Hello Everyone,
We held an unscheduled net tonight on the 147.135 K4WWV
repeater to test the attention of any stations monitoring. This net
was to test the activation for a possible event for emergency traffic
on the Highway 412, Highway 70/79 & Highway 54 corridors. The net was held from 21:21 till 21:30 and the stations that where in attendance were as follows:
KI4WKW-Robert (Net Control) Crockett County ARES E.C., KJ4HRM-Danny Dyer County, KJ4CLS-Andy Madison County, KI4OAS-Randy District 1 ARES E.C., KJ4AXY-Rhonda Crockett County, K4WWV-Dave Mississippi County, MO., KI4WPD-Ricky Gibson County, KI4PCW-Carl Madison County (Gibson County ARES E.C.), N4SLY-Ray Weakley County, KN4SLY-Dolly Weakley County.
I would like to thank all the area Amateur Radio Operators that where monitoring our frequency, and where able to check in to this unscheduled net. This is what we need in our areas, Operators that when in the time of need, are there to lend a helping hand by being there on the radio to help pass traffic if the situation where to warrant it. It's Operators like you that make a difference! I would also like to take this time to say "GREAT JOB" and "THANK YOU" to everyone able to be with us for this event. Do not be surprised to see more of these nets, and activations from time to time. I was told be a very wise man once "Practice Makes Perfect", if we work together and practice, we could overcome any obstacle in for us.
One Could Be Lucky To Have Friends Like You,
Robert McLaughlin
" KI4WKW "
Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Crockett County Amateur Radio Society Secretary / PIO
We held an unscheduled net tonight on the 147.135 K4WWV
repeater to test the attention of any stations monitoring. This net
was to test the activation for a possible event for emergency traffic
on the Highway 412, Highway 70/79 & Highway 54 corridors. The net was held from 21:21 till 21:30 and the stations that where in attendance were as follows:
KI4WKW-Robert (Net Control) Crockett County ARES E.C., KJ4HRM-Danny Dyer County, KJ4CLS-Andy Madison County, KI4OAS-Randy District 1 ARES E.C., KJ4AXY-Rhonda Crockett County, K4WWV-Dave Mississippi County, MO., KI4WPD-Ricky Gibson County, KI4PCW-Carl Madison County (Gibson County ARES E.C.), N4SLY-Ray Weakley County, KN4SLY-Dolly Weakley County.
I would like to thank all the area Amateur Radio Operators that where monitoring our frequency, and where able to check in to this unscheduled net. This is what we need in our areas, Operators that when in the time of need, are there to lend a helping hand by being there on the radio to help pass traffic if the situation where to warrant it. It's Operators like you that make a difference! I would also like to take this time to say "GREAT JOB" and "THANK YOU" to everyone able to be with us for this event. Do not be surprised to see more of these nets, and activations from time to time. I was told be a very wise man once "Practice Makes Perfect", if we work together and practice, we could overcome any obstacle in for us.
One Could Be Lucky To Have Friends Like You,
Robert McLaughlin
" KI4WKW "
Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Crockett County Amateur Radio Society Secretary / PIO
18/01: SKYWARN STORM SPOTTERS
SKYWARN is a national network of volunteer severe weather spotters. There are currently over 230,000 trained SKYWARN spotters in the U.S. These dedicated citizens come from all walks of life and help keep their local communities safe by conveying severe weather reports to NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS). They are trained by local NWS meteorologists on how to safely observe severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, flooding, heavy snow, and ice accumulation. Where appropriate, training is received on other hazardous phenomena such as volcanic ashfall, waterspouts, rip currents, mudslides, and even earthquakes. Since the program’s inception in the early 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN spotters, has enabled the NWS to issue more timely and accurate life saving severe weather warnings. Radar may tell us that heavy snow is falling, but it can not tell us how much snow is on the ground or if rain is mixing with the snow. Spotters provide the real time "ground-truth" necessary for an effective national warning system. Reports are used by NWS forecasters to send out public statements, warnings and advisories, and short-term forecasts. These products reach the public through the internet, NOAA Weather Radio (www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr), the media and other commercial services.
SKYWARN spotter reports also go into Storm Data, which is an official publication that documents severe weather across the country. Storm Data can be used to create a severe weather climatology (or history) of a local county or city. Storm Data is published by the National Climatic Data Center.
In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, and over 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These storms have killed many people in the U.S. and injured numerous others. A major lesson learned from recent disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, is that it is every organizations’ responsibility to develop an emergency response plan. Any solid response plan has a section that deals with severe weather hazards and
should identify Designated Weather Watchers. These individuals remain aware of weather conditions on the behalf of others, so they can go about their business. When conditions become potentially hazardous, the Designated Weather Watcher heightens his or her weather monitoring activities to remain cognizant of the threat to their specific location. In addition, they know how to initiate a local warning action to influence the actions of others
when there is a developing weather emergency. Having a Designated Weather Watcher as part of organizational plans is not only important in terms of safety, it makes good business sense. The training provided to become a SKYWARN spotter can also be used to qualify a Designated Weather Watcher in your organization.
How can I get involved?
Every year the NWS conducts SKYWARN spotter training sessions. The NWS currently has 122 Weather Forecast Office’s across the nation, each with a Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM), who is responsible for administering the SKYWARN program in their local area. There is no charge and a typical class takes about 2 hours to conduct. To find out when a SKYWARN spotter class will be conducted in local your area, please contact your local Warning Coordination Meteorologist at: www.stormready.noaa.gov/contact.htm. SKYWARN storm spotters form the Nation's first line of defense against severe weather. The efforts of these unsung heroes give communities throughout our country the precious gift of time – the seconds and minutes that can help save lives. For more about the SKYWARN program, visit the NWS National SKYWARN web page at: www.weather.gov/skywarn.htm.
SKYWARN spotter reports also go into Storm Data, which is an official publication that documents severe weather across the country. Storm Data can be used to create a severe weather climatology (or history) of a local county or city. Storm Data is published by the National Climatic Data Center.
In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, and over 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These storms have killed many people in the U.S. and injured numerous others. A major lesson learned from recent disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, is that it is every organizations’ responsibility to develop an emergency response plan. Any solid response plan has a section that deals with severe weather hazards and
should identify Designated Weather Watchers. These individuals remain aware of weather conditions on the behalf of others, so they can go about their business. When conditions become potentially hazardous, the Designated Weather Watcher heightens his or her weather monitoring activities to remain cognizant of the threat to their specific location. In addition, they know how to initiate a local warning action to influence the actions of others
when there is a developing weather emergency. Having a Designated Weather Watcher as part of organizational plans is not only important in terms of safety, it makes good business sense. The training provided to become a SKYWARN spotter can also be used to qualify a Designated Weather Watcher in your organization.
How can I get involved?
Every year the NWS conducts SKYWARN spotter training sessions. The NWS currently has 122 Weather Forecast Office’s across the nation, each with a Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM), who is responsible for administering the SKYWARN program in their local area. There is no charge and a typical class takes about 2 hours to conduct. To find out when a SKYWARN spotter class will be conducted in local your area, please contact your local Warning Coordination Meteorologist at: www.stormready.noaa.gov/contact.htm. SKYWARN storm spotters form the Nation's first line of defense against severe weather. The efforts of these unsung heroes give communities throughout our country the precious gift of time – the seconds and minutes that can help save lives. For more about the SKYWARN program, visit the NWS National SKYWARN web page at: www.weather.gov/skywarn.htm.
By: Krissy Scotten, National Weather Service in Memphis
Have you ever wondered how the National Weather Service knows how to issue severe weather warnings? Doppler radar and satellite images are great tools to aid a forecaster during severe weather events. Unfortunately, technology is not a perfect science, so the National Weather Service must rely on other sources for severe weather information. This is why the National Weather Service established SKYWARN which is a volunteer program that trains severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to their local National Weather Service office. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings.
On October 25th, 2008, I traveled to Alamo, TN to give a SKYWARN Spotter Talk to the concerned citizens of Crockett County. It was a packed house for a Saturday morning, especially since this was the day of the Alabama vs. Tennessee football game! The class lasted around two hours, and we covered topics such as types of thunderstorms, safety during severe weather, how to spot developing wall clouds, funnel clouds, and even tornadoes.
Are you interested in becoming a SKYWARN storm spotter? The National Weather Service encourages anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication, such as HAM radio operators, to join the SKYWARN program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, HAM radio operators, public utility workers, and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, and nursing homes, or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become spotters.
SKYWARN storm spotters form the first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that your efforts give communities the precious gift of time that can help save lives.
If you are interested in becoming a SKYWARN storm spotter, there will be two presentations at the Crockett County Emergency Management Agency’s office located at 168 North Bells St. in Alamo, Tennessee in 2009.
Advanced Spotter Training: March 14th, 2009
Basic Spotter Training: October 24th, 2009
For more information, please contact me, Krissy Scotten at Kristin.Scotten@noaa.gov or Robert McLaughlin at ki4wkw@ducks-pond.com. I hope to see you there!
Have you ever wondered how the National Weather Service knows how to issue severe weather warnings? Doppler radar and satellite images are great tools to aid a forecaster during severe weather events. Unfortunately, technology is not a perfect science, so the National Weather Service must rely on other sources for severe weather information. This is why the National Weather Service established SKYWARN which is a volunteer program that trains severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to their local National Weather Service office. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings.
On October 25th, 2008, I traveled to Alamo, TN to give a SKYWARN Spotter Talk to the concerned citizens of Crockett County. It was a packed house for a Saturday morning, especially since this was the day of the Alabama vs. Tennessee football game! The class lasted around two hours, and we covered topics such as types of thunderstorms, safety during severe weather, how to spot developing wall clouds, funnel clouds, and even tornadoes.
Are you interested in becoming a SKYWARN storm spotter? The National Weather Service encourages anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication, such as HAM radio operators, to join the SKYWARN program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, HAM radio operators, public utility workers, and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, and nursing homes, or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become spotters.
SKYWARN storm spotters form the first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that your efforts give communities the precious gift of time that can help save lives.
If you are interested in becoming a SKYWARN storm spotter, there will be two presentations at the Crockett County Emergency Management Agency’s office located at 168 North Bells St. in Alamo, Tennessee in 2009.
Advanced Spotter Training: March 14th, 2009
Basic Spotter Training: October 24th, 2009
For more information, please contact me, Krissy Scotten at Kristin.Scotten@noaa.gov or Robert McLaughlin at ki4wkw@ducks-pond.com. I hope to see you there!
Greetings everyone,
I am Dwayne Duncan, KD4KDF, Vice President of the Haywood County Amateur Radio Group, and Haywood County ARES EC. I am currently working on a training class for this spring, which will include a General Upgrade Class, and a Technical Information class to help the new Technicians learn more about the Hobby, and all the new and exciting ways you can use your license. I would like to invite all of the new hams in Crockett county to join us, and if anyone wants to assist by being an "Elmer", we would be glad to have you. We will have a planning meeting on Tuesday, January 12th, at 7:30 PM, at the Haywood County Rescue Squad Shop, located at 213 S. Russell St. in Brownsville, Tennessee 38069. For more information call or email Dwayne Duncan at 731-780-7523 or kd4kdf@arrl.org.
73
Dwayne
I am Dwayne Duncan, KD4KDF, Vice President of the Haywood County Amateur Radio Group, and Haywood County ARES EC. I am currently working on a training class for this spring, which will include a General Upgrade Class, and a Technical Information class to help the new Technicians learn more about the Hobby, and all the new and exciting ways you can use your license. I would like to invite all of the new hams in Crockett county to join us, and if anyone wants to assist by being an "Elmer", we would be glad to have you. We will have a planning meeting on Tuesday, January 12th, at 7:30 PM, at the Haywood County Rescue Squad Shop, located at 213 S. Russell St. in Brownsville, Tennessee 38069. For more information call or email Dwayne Duncan at 731-780-7523 or kd4kdf@arrl.org.
73
Dwayne
Greetings Everyone,
First of all I would like to introduce myself, my name is Robert McLaughlin. My call sign is KI4WKW, I mostly hang around on the Alamo, TN. Repeater (K4WWV) 147.135. I am also the Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator, and an Officer with the Crockett County Amateur Radio Society. I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone know just how closely our hobby works in with a natural disaster and the FEMA organization. When a natural disaster strikes we as Amateur Radio Operators could be called on to provide and help with communicating for our Counties Relief Effort. I have been on both sides of the fence, I have worked with the Emergency Management Agency, and I have seen what we as Radio Operators will be called on to do. This is why Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) is such a major role in Amateur Radio with me. “When the Big One” hits, I would like to be as prepared as I could be to provide any and all the help at my will to the people that will be rolling in to provide us with relief and help us rebuild. I have a plan in the works on how everyone could do their part, but for now its still in the planning stages, but I look forward to rolling it into play sometime early 2009. I have seen what only a lot of people have read about; I have seen Tornadoes rip whole cities apart, or sometimes just parts of them. I have seen Hurricanes wipe out miles and miles of coast land, and many cities and parishes in its path inland. I have not been personally involved in an earthquake, but I have had many VIVID pictures painted out to me, of destruction that is involved in a quake. I have seen many horrible things in my time; this is why I want to be all that I can be for the people that will be rolling in to help us rebuild. I would also like to see neighboring counties working hand in hand, because let me tell you something ladies and gentlemen, I have not seen a county line yet that has stopped a tornado, or a hurricane, or never heard of one yet that has stopped a earthquake. Guys and Gals, we need to make peace with our neighboring counties, and Amateur Operators for that matter, because they could very well be a part of the relief you need when something happens in your area. Please people, let’s all get together and work together, for we will need all the help we can get in the time of need when something happens in our county. With that I will say 73’s and good luck to everyone.
73’s
Robert McLaughlin
“ KI4WKW “
Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Crockett County Amateur Radio Society
First of all I would like to introduce myself, my name is Robert McLaughlin. My call sign is KI4WKW, I mostly hang around on the Alamo, TN. Repeater (K4WWV) 147.135. I am also the Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator, and an Officer with the Crockett County Amateur Radio Society. I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone know just how closely our hobby works in with a natural disaster and the FEMA organization. When a natural disaster strikes we as Amateur Radio Operators could be called on to provide and help with communicating for our Counties Relief Effort. I have been on both sides of the fence, I have worked with the Emergency Management Agency, and I have seen what we as Radio Operators will be called on to do. This is why Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) is such a major role in Amateur Radio with me. “When the Big One” hits, I would like to be as prepared as I could be to provide any and all the help at my will to the people that will be rolling in to provide us with relief and help us rebuild. I have a plan in the works on how everyone could do their part, but for now its still in the planning stages, but I look forward to rolling it into play sometime early 2009. I have seen what only a lot of people have read about; I have seen Tornadoes rip whole cities apart, or sometimes just parts of them. I have seen Hurricanes wipe out miles and miles of coast land, and many cities and parishes in its path inland. I have not been personally involved in an earthquake, but I have had many VIVID pictures painted out to me, of destruction that is involved in a quake. I have seen many horrible things in my time; this is why I want to be all that I can be for the people that will be rolling in to help us rebuild. I would also like to see neighboring counties working hand in hand, because let me tell you something ladies and gentlemen, I have not seen a county line yet that has stopped a tornado, or a hurricane, or never heard of one yet that has stopped a earthquake. Guys and Gals, we need to make peace with our neighboring counties, and Amateur Operators for that matter, because they could very well be a part of the relief you need when something happens in your area. Please people, let’s all get together and work together, for we will need all the help we can get in the time of need when something happens in our county. With that I will say 73’s and good luck to everyone.
73’s
Robert McLaughlin
“ KI4WKW “
Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Crockett County Amateur Radio Society
06/01: Join Our Blog.....
Hey Everyone,
Just to let you know, this is a pretty neat way to keep up with everything, and to find out information as well. I have set up a few different groups in here, EmComm = Where everyone can post topics on Emergency Communications. Upcoming Events = is where we can post upcoming events around our area, and General is where everything else will go. If we need more groups, let me know, this is all that I could think of right off the top of my head. Anyone can post on here, all you have to do is scroll down toward the bottom, on the right hand side and click on Not A Member, and sign up for an account. then I will review it and approve your account, and you will be able to post your topics. If anyone has any problems let me know, and I will check into them.
Thanks,
Robert McLaughlin
" KI4WKW "
Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Crockett County Amateur Radio Society
Just to let you know, this is a pretty neat way to keep up with everything, and to find out information as well. I have set up a few different groups in here, EmComm = Where everyone can post topics on Emergency Communications. Upcoming Events = is where we can post upcoming events around our area, and General is where everything else will go. If we need more groups, let me know, this is all that I could think of right off the top of my head. Anyone can post on here, all you have to do is scroll down toward the bottom, on the right hand side and click on Not A Member, and sign up for an account. then I will review it and approve your account, and you will be able to post your topics. If anyone has any problems let me know, and I will check into them.
Thanks,
Robert McLaughlin
" KI4WKW "
Crockett County ARES Emergency Coordinator
Crockett County Amateur Radio Society