From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sun Dec 8 16:02:02 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (Taliesin MacAran) Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 09:02:02 -0700 Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] A HAM'S CHRISTMAS Message-ID: <000801c29ed3$25dca360$adb70344@ph.cox.net> A HAM'S CHRISTMAS 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shack The rig was turned off and the mike cord lay slack. The antenna rotor had made its last turn, The tubes in the linear have long ceased to burn. I sat there relaxing and took off my specs, Preparing to daydream of armchair DX, When suddenly outside I heard such a sound, I dashed out the door to see what was around. The moon shone down brightly and lighted the night- For sure, propagation for the low bands was right. I peered towards the roof where I heard all the racket, And there was some guy in a red, fur-trimmed jacket. I stood there perplexed in a manner quite giddy. Just who was this stranger - di di dah dah di di? He looked very much like an FCC guy, Who'd come to check up on some bad TVI. I shouted to him, "OM, QRZ" "Hey, you by the chimney, all dressed up in red." I suddenly knew when I heard sleighbells jingle. The guy on the rooftop was jolly Kris Kringle. He had a big sack full of amateur gear, Which made a big load for a prancing reindeer. Transmitters, receivers, for cabinets and racks, Some meters and scopes and a lot of co-ax. He said not a word 'cause he'd finished his work He picked up his sack, then he turned with a jerk. As he leaped to his sleigh, he shouted with glee, And I knew in a moment he'd be QRT. But I heard him transmit as he flew o'er the tree "Happy Christmas to all, and to all seventy-three!" From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sat Dec 14 00:15:25 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net) Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 19:15:25 EST Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] Thank you for participating Message-ID: <1a6.da0aa2e.2b2bd21d@cs.com> The Skywarn Recognition Day(SRD) on December 7 was a bit of extra work for some of us, but was also a lot of fun for those of us who contacted other hams and other NWS offices around the country. It was my fourth year in this Special Event, and it was also a learning experience. Here are some preliminary figures from SRD in Phoenix, from the log book of WX7PHX.... Total number of contacts 204 Number of states worked 32 NWS offices worked 26 I emailed the logs to Scott Mentzer, MIC at WFO Goodland If you want, you can view additional stats by going to http://hamradio.noaa.gov And, there are some great photos to gaze at! Our local photos are courtesy of Walt Schuknecht, N7IZM. Thanks Walt!! I look forward to SRD 2003, and teaming up with you again. If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me on our weekly nets, or by email, or by phone. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 73s Steve From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Tue Dec 17 01:13:59 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 1:13:59 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212170113.BAA19128@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS75 KPSR 170112 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 611 PM MST MON DEC 16 2002 CAZ030-170359- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/- 511 PM PST MON DEC 16 2002 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK UNTIL 9 PM PST... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH 9 PM. SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ANTICIPATE SUDDEN GUSTS. SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. $$ HV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Tue Dec 17 05:05:54 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 5:05:54 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212170505.FAA08309@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS75 KPSR 170505 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1003 PM MST MON DEC 16 2002 CAZ030-170535- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/- 903 PM PST MON DEC 16 2002 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK EXPIRED AT 9 PM PST... THE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK EXPIRED AT 9 PM PST. STRONG WINDS...WHICH HAD EARLIER GUSTED TO NEAR 50 MPH...HAD DIMINISHED INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE. BREEZY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$ HV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Wed Dec 18 03:57:42 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 3:57:42 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212180357.DAA11600@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 180356 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 855 PM MST TUE DEC 17 2002 AZZ024-028-181200- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...GLOBE 855 PM MST TUE DEC 17 2002 ...SNOW ADVISORY SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND FAR NORTHEAST PINAL COUNTY ABOVE 3800 FEET TONIGHT... ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL WORK ITS WAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT...GENERATING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ABOVE 3800 FEET IN NORTHEAST PINAL AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES BETWEEN 10 PM TUESDAY AND 3 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF THE CITIES OF GLOBE AND MIAMI A LITTLE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN SUPERIOR AND GLOBE...AND HIGHWAY 77 NORTHEAST OF GLOBE. SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH PARTIAL CLEARING BY AFTERNOON. $$ HV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Wed Dec 18 10:40:03 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:40:03 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212181040.KAA07338@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 181038 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 337 AM MST WED DEC 18 2002 AZZ024-028-181200- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...GLOBE 337 AM MST WED DEC 18 2002 ...THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND FAR NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY ABOVE 3800 FEET HAS BEEN CANCELED... SOME SNOW FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY ABOVE AROUND 3800 FEET...BUT THE MAIN BAND OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ WILT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Fri Dec 20 23:28:27 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 23:28:27 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212202328.XAA28027@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS75 KPSR 202327 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 426 PM MST FRI DEC 20 2002 AZZ023-027-028-210130- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE... FLORENCE...BUCKEYE...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK...CHANDLER... FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA...PHOENIX... SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GILA BEND 426 PM MST FRI DEC 20 2002 ...DUST STORM WARNING UNTIL 630 PM FOR WEST AND CENTRAL PHOENIX METRO AREA AND FROM EAST OF GILA BEND ON INTERSTATE 8 TO CASA GRANDE... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA HAS CAUSED A DUST STORM TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WEST PINAL COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST TO LOWER VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. MOTORISTS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS AND DRASTICALLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sat Dec 21 00:14:23 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (Allen Sklar) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:14:23 -0700 (MST) Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] Test, Please delet Message-ID: <34023.164.50.160.202.1040429663.webemail@webmail.secureserver.net> Test From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sat Dec 21 18:44:23 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (Taliesin MacAran) Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 11:44:23 -0700 Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] Test, Please delet References: <34023.164.50.160.202.1040429663.webemail@webmail.secureserver.net> Message-ID: <002401c2a920$fce1cfa0$adb70344@ph.cox.net> Server seems to be a bit slow. You sent this out yesterday at 17:14, but I didn't get it until today and I check my mail several times a day until about midnight. Lee Levine Phoenix, Arizona My webpage http://kd7eth.net MOLON LABE!!! GunFree Camps(tm) http://www.royalrife.com/990605.html The shooting occurred at a university, the Appalachian Law School. As usual, there were calls for more gun control. Yet in this age of "gun-free school zones," one fact was missing from virtually all the news coverage: The attack was stopped by two students who had guns in their cars... What is so remarkable is that out of 280 separate news stories in the week after the event, just four stories mentioned that the students who stopped the attack had guns. Only two local newspapers mentioned that the students actually pointed their guns at the attacker. --PROF. JOHN LOTT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Sklar" To: Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 17:14 Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] Test, Please delet > Test > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Post Via The Phoenix NWS Skywarn Mail Server > NWS Phoenix Home Page http://www.phx.noaa.gov/ > For Skywarn, NWS And Weather service information Contact > Steve Sipple at mailto:steve.sipple@noaa.gov > For Questions about the Mail List Operation Contact > Allen Sklar,W7AS ajsklar@w7as.com mailto:ajsklar@w7as.com > Note, This server is handled outside the NWS Office. > To change or modify your subscription, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/phx-skywarn. > NWS IWIN AZ Warning Page http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/az/az.html > NWS, ARRL SkyWarn Recognition Day Webpage http://hamradio.noaa.gov/ > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > PHX-Skywarn mailing list > PHX-Skywarn@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/phx-skywarn From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sun Dec 22 10:23:00 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 10:23:00 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212221023.KAA21759@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 221021 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 321 AM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. COLD AIR MOVING IN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO 3500-4000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA WILL BEGIN AS MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN...THEN TURNING TO SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND BECOMING HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE STORM PEAKS. AZZ024-221930- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOBE 321 AM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. SOME SNOW MAY FALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING ANY THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE SLICK ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILTY. $$ WILT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sun Dec 22 19:03:06 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:03:06 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212221903.TAA20507@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 221901 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1201 PM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. COLD AIR MOVING IN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO 3500-4000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA WILL BEGIN AS MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN...THEN TURNING TO SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND BECOMING HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE STORM PEAKS. AZZ024-230000- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOBE 1201 PM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. SOME SNOW MAY FALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING ANY THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE SLICK ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILTY. $$ JJB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Mon Dec 23 00:05:44 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 0:05:44 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212230005.AAA07554@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 230004 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 503 PM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 .AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 3000 TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW POSSIBLE. AZZ024-230550- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOBE 503 PM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 ...WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL LIKELY STAY BELOW ADVISORY OR WARNING CRITERIA...WITH GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING DOWN TO 4000 FEET...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MOTORISTS DRIVING INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN GILA... NORTHEAST MARICOPA AND FAR NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES SHOULD STILL WATCH OUT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND FOG...AS WELL AS SNOW-PACKED AND SLIPPERY ROADS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. $$ ESTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Mon Dec 23 05:03:35 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 5:03:35 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212230503.FAA28361@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 230502 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1001 PM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 .AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 3000 TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW POSSIBLE. AZZ024-231100- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOBE 1001 PM MST SUN DEC 22 2002 ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REST OF TONIGHT AND MONDAY... PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND RISE A BIT ON MONDAY...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES AT THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF SOMETIME MONDAY NIGHT. MOTORISTS DRIVING INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN GILA... NORTHEAST MARICOPA AND FAR NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND FOG...AS WELL AS SNOW-PACKED AND SLIPPERY ROADS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. AFFECTED HIGHWAYS THAT MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 60 AND 70 ALONG WITH STATE ROUTE 77. $$ ESTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Mon Dec 23 12:18:15 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:18:15 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212231218.MAA29899@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 231216 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 516 AM MST MON DEC 23 2002 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST IN FAR SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS MORNING WILL BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 4500 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MID MORNING WITH SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. AZZ024-232000- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOBE 516 AM MST MON DEC 23 2002 ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET TODAY... A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT WILL LIKELY NOT STICK ENOUGH TO CAUSE A PROBLEM. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUS ONE ISSUED PREVIOUSLY FOR THOSE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. MOTORISTS DRIVING INTO THE HIGH TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN GILA...NORTHEAST MARICOPA AND FAR NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY...DUE TO SNOW AND FOG...AND SNOW-PACKED...SLIPPERY ROADS. THOSE MAIN HIGHWAYS THAT MIGHT BECOME HAZARDOUS TO NEGOTIATE INCLUDE ROUTES 60...70 AND 77. $$ WILT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Mon Dec 23 22:46:13 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (ldad administrator) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:46:13 GMT Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION Message-ID: <200212232246.WAA28319@ww2.phx.noaa.gov> THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER WWUS45 KPSR 232245 WSWPSR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 345 PM MST MON DEC 23 2002 AZZ024-240000- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLOBE 345 PM MST MON DEC 23 2002 ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET CANCELLED... THE SNOW ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/ TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN SOME SNOW IN THE AREA TODAY...AMOUNTS REPORTED HAVE BEEN LESS THAN ONE INCH. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN GILA... NORTHEAST MARICOPA AND FAR NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES...YOU ARE STILL CAUTIONED TO BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS DUE TO FOG AND SOME SNOW THIS EVENING. $$ ELLIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE From phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net Sat Dec 28 20:25:21 2002 From: phx-skywarn@mailman.qth.net (Allen Sklar) Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 13:25:21 -0700 (MST) Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] SKYWARN, Arkansas, Missouri Storms Message-ID: <34210.164.50.160.202.1041107121.webemail@webmail.secureserver.net> Via the ARRL Letter 12/27/02 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ==>SKYWARN, ARES ACTIVATE FOR ARKANSAS, MISSOURI STORMS The same front that produced tornado activity in Mississippi on December 19 earlier touched Arkansas and Missouri with devastating and deadly effect. After nearly a year without any significant tornado activity, Arkansas was again at the heart of severe weather December 18. Tornadoes hit several counties in Missouri December 17 and 18. One person died in each state a direct result of the severe weather. The National Weather Service (NWS) activated SKYWARN at approximately 2 PM in Arkansas, and participants remained active until after 11 PM. Little Rock Emergency Coordinator Dale Temple, W5RXU, reports that the NWS issued 48 warnings during the nine-hour net. Temple also is president of Arkansas SKYWARN. Temple said NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist John Robinson and Meteorologist-In-Charge Renee Fair praised the accuracy and dedication of the Arkansas SKYWARN volunteers. In Arkansas, hail up to two inches in diameter, heavy rain up to six inches, damaging straight-line winds and tornadoes developed in Desha, Faulkner, Lincoln, Prairie, Saline, Woodruff, Jackson, Lonoke, White and Cross counties. At the request of American Red Cross Arkansas State Disaster Director Roger Elliot, Richard Thompson, W5SUB, fired up the Amateur Radio station at Red Cross Headquarters to help coordinate the organization's efforts to provide needed services to about 85 families whose homes had been damaged or destroyed by the severe weather. "Mr Elliot credited ham radio operators in assisting the Red Cross to mobilize more quickly and accurately to needy victims," Temple said. Arkansas SKYWARN, the Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net, Pulaski County, Little Rock and North Little Rock ARES/RACES actively supported state and local emergency management agencies as well as the Red Cross, The Salvation Army and area hospitals. In central and southern Missouri, several Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) teams activated the night of December 17 when severe weather struck. There were multiple instances of rainfall greater than one inch per hour, and hail was reported in several counties. Missouri SEC Don Moore, KM0R, said that in a couple of instances, the NWS issued severe thunderstorm warnings shortly after ARES reports came in. Reports filed with the St Louis NWS Office included heavy rain, hail and damaging wind speeds. "There was a tornado reported in Laclede County that moved into Pulaski County, along with damaging wind speeds in excess of 75 MPH in another area during the early morning hours of December 18," Moore said. Tornado activity was also reported in Springfield and the surrounding area. Hams also worked with the Springfield NWS Office. Linked repeater systems were used to pass information to the respective NWS offices and among local nets. Some five dozen hams involved in the response in three ARES districts logged double-digit work hours. Several county emergency coordinators said they monitored the statewide HF frequency for the Missouri Emergency Services Net in case there was traffic to pass. They also kept in contact with local governments and other served agencies in case Amateur Radio volunteers were needed.