[nrv-hams] Hurricane Sandy

[Carter Craigie]

I'm always on guard about "hype," but this storm lived up to the predictions. Lots of people lost everything, and some, as Danny pointed out, even lost their lives. Serious weather requires a serious response.
73,
Carter N3AO

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On Oct 31, 2012, at 7:05 AM, dwylam at verizon.net wrote:

> 50 people dead, 8million without power, 20 billion in damage estimates, 3 feet of snow in parts of WV. Hype ?
>    Danny 
>  
>  
> On 10/30/12, Kenneth Walker<kjwalk at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
> I'm with you on this. I don't own a TV except to watch movies, but when I'm
> at the hospital it's the same old junk - "Snow in the forecast" - which
> makes the whole county population run out and buy all the milk and bread it
> can get it's hands on".
> 
> Warning fatigue is a real problem. I try to listen to NOAH on the radio.
> 
> Ken
> 
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Kay Craigie <n3kn at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > Over-hyping storms really rubs me the wrong way because it makes people
> > less
> > likely to pay attention when the real deal is going to happen. However, the
> > 5-day forecast for Hurricane Sandy's path that was issued today by the
> > National Weather Service shows that the New River Valley could be affected
> > somewhat. Carter N3AO has gone over to the National Weather Service office
> > this afternoon (Friday) to talk with them about their present thinking on
> > the storm's likely effect on our area next week.
> >
> > The NOAA link for the storm is
> >
> > http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/180855.shtml?5-daynl#cont
> > ents
> >
> > Looking at the storm's projected track, I'm glad I don't live in
> > southeastern Pennsylvania any more.
> > 73 - Kay N3KN
> >
> >
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