[nrv-hams] Fwd: Weather reporting for Skywarn

[Knight, Dave]

OK, got m attention ... where can I see the " attached a note on this and
the repeaters that handle the nets" ?

Thanks,
Dave

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On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 7:49 PM, <dannywylam at gmail.com> wrote:

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> > From: Russ Abbey <n4mav1 at gmail.com>
> > Date: March 6, 2018 at 5:22:38 PM EST
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> > Subject: Weather reporting for Skywarn
> >
> > Good Afternoon Everyone,
> > I was contacted by the National Weather Service about weather reporting
> and nets or phone or social media.  I talked to Phil Hysell KI4CPK at the
> NWS about what was right and what they wanted for reporting.  I have
> attached a note on this and the repeaters that handle the nets.  Please
> take a moment at some point to take a look.
> >
> > With all of the nasty weather events we have had to face in the last
> couple of years we as Hams are going to be needed to help with
> ARES/RACES/Satern/Etc not only with deployments to where ever, but also
> stuff we have never seen on our regions.  Look at the earth quake we had
> several years ago here in Virginia.  Something is happening to our weather,
> whether it is a pattern change or climate change I don't pretend to know.
> However I do pay attention to what is going on.   This morning in the NY
> Post there was an article on the weather events the last couple of years in
> New England.  The last two Nor'Easters are a good example with more tidal
> surge in the Boston harbor then seen in over 100 years of 100 years.  I
> think they rated them as 2 and 3 on the worst.  So will we be deployed
> anywhere?  It's up to you, f you choose not to or are way to old or infirm
> to do so then don't.  Let the young bucks do it.  However, at home we can
> report to places what we are seeing whether o
>  ver radio or by other means.  Not just to the NWS either, notify you
> County Emergency Coordinator of weather events and CC the NWS it only takes
> a second.
> >
> > Thanks for listening and 73
> >
> > Russ Abbey, N4MAV
> > Floyd County Virginia
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