[OKDXA] Winter Weather...

[Richard Ruhl]

Thanks Kim, for the update. Not looking good for us in the NW.

73's, Richard

Richard Ruhl W5GLD
20048 N. 2840 Rd.
Kingfisher, OK 73750
405-375-4843
richardr at pldi.net


-----Original Message-----
From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Kim Elmore
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 7:20 PM
To: Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [OKDXA] Winter Weather...

Freezing rain is bad for antennas. For those of you wishing to keep tabs on the weather without any hype, go to the National Weather Service. For those west of a line running roughly from Ponca City, to Chandler, to Ada, to Durant, go to https://www.weather.gov/oun/: this is the Norman Weather Forecast Office area of responsibility. For those of you east of this line, go to https://www.weather.gov/tsa/, which is the home of the Tulsa Weather Forecast office.

By far, the area with the greatest threat is an area running NE to SW west of the OKC metro area. The situation is changing rapidly: the ice accumulation amounts are generally less that 3/4" this area, and less that 1/2" elsewhere. However, while this is unlikely to damage our antennas, it will damage trees because they still have lots of leaves, meaning that power disruptions are a prime concern.

Kim N5OP

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Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)

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