From colstonl at gmail.com Fri Feb 6 14:15:52 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 13:15:52 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Photo Contest Message-ID: Anyone love weather and photography? To kick-off NOAA Heritage Week starting Feb. 7, NOAA will begin accepting submissions for its "Weather in Focus" photo contest that recognizes photographers who have captured images of weather or the science used to forecast weather, water and climate today. Winning images will be showcased in a Gateway to NOAA exhibit located on the NOAA campus in Silver Spring, Md. The contest is open to the public, including professional photographers as well as NOAA employees, contractors, fellows, and interns. All entries must be original work, taken by the submitting photographer between January 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. The submission deadline is March 31, 2015. For contest rules and submission process, please visit www.weather.gov/photocontest . -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 It is better to be informed than it is to be afraid. http://twitter.com/altusready http://altusem.blogspot.com http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From colstonl at gmail.com Fri Feb 6 16:36:43 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:36:43 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] New NWS effort Message-ID: http://innovation.srh.noaa.gov/NWSwidget/findYourForecast.php It's experimental. If it breaks, that is why. :) Lloyd From skywarn at mailman.qth.net Mon Feb 9 10:18:52 2015 From: skywarn at mailman.qth.net (Steven Wooten via Skywarn) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:18:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Skywarn] St. Louis County Missouri broken URL Message-ID: <1321661428.1963918.1423495132358.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> To All,?The link for the local Skywarn group for the St. Louis County, Missouri is broken and has the wrong URL.? The correct URL is http://www.stlskywarn.org/?Steve Wooten??? KC?QMU Emergency Coordinator for St. Louis Metro ARES, RACES & HARN From colstonl at gmail.com Fri Feb 13 08:27:40 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 07:27:40 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] EMWIN Message-ID: This was received and is being shared for public safety issues. *This information is directed to** users of the Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (**EMWIN) **system** who receive their data directly via satellite broadcast**. The **assured availability of EMWIN over the air reception may be diminished or constrained due to planned or proposed radio spectrum sharing:* *? **1. **The radio spectrum just above EMWIN was sold by auction this month to the commercial broadband* *wireless community ? theEMWIN signal will still be broadcast from space**,** but interference may impact your EMWIN receiver operation once commercial operations begin.* *? **2. **Regulators are evaluating whether or not to offer the radio spectrum that includes EMWIN for a future commercial spectrum auction. This could create significant additional interference for EMWIN users. **A decision on this possible action is **expected by mid-2015.* *Your timely input to **keep** the second bullet from becoming reality is needed**! Please **answer the following three questions:* *1. **Do you or your organization receive EMWIN broadcasts? If so, please provide your organization name, city, **county** and state whereEMWIN receiver(s) are located.* *2. Please** briefly** cite one example of **when/how **EMWIN** played a significant role in a past EM event or tell us how you currently useEMWIN received via satellite.* *3. If** you use EMWIN, please indicate what population area is served by this data including any retransmission or further near-real time use of this data (e.g., King Country, WA or Tri-County area of Sevier, Piute and Wayne, UT)* *Please respond to **RGGOLDHAMR at aol.com* * by February 17, 2015, **use **the subject line ?EMWIN Usage Response?.* *Thank you.* -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 It is better to be informed than it is to be afraid. http://twitter.com/altusready http://altusem.blogspot.com http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From colstonl at gmail.com Thu Feb 19 09:50:49 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:50:49 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Severe Weather Communication and Response Survey Message-ID: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F3G56N3 "The purpose of this research is to study how individuals respond to severe weather communication." http://svy.mk/1z2jdzf #WRN #Skywarn Please help, if you wish. Lloyd From garrack1 at gmail.com Thu Feb 19 06:20:10 2015 From: garrack1 at gmail.com (Gary Eno) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:20:10 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Hello Message-ID: I am new to the group and was asked to say hello. Hello. Gary KD8VEV New Concord, Muskingum Co. From skywarn at mailman.qth.net Thu Feb 19 18:33:34 2015 From: skywarn at mailman.qth.net (Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield via Skywarn) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:33:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Skywarn] Storm Pins Message-ID: <1352586887.854045.1424388814218.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> My local NBC affiliate uses an App called Storm Pins. This same app is available to t.v. stations around the country. It is GPS enabled. It is Pinterest style using a map of your local area, which you can zoom in and out on, and you are able to edit your location in case your are reprting from a location other than the one of your observation. I like it. My question is have any of the rest of you used this or something similar ? What was your experience ? Obviously our first report should be to NWS. However apps like Storm Pins do give us an extra outlet since the information is immediately available to anyone with a smart phone. Of course the meteorological staff at the participating t.v. station also gets the same information, potentially giving your observation a much wider audience. ?Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield, wxwilliowforkCertified Skywarn Weather SpotterFormer Chaplain, Katy Fire & EMSU.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1989-1995 From jay.cafasso at gmail.com Thu Feb 19 18:50:49 2015 From: jay.cafasso at gmail.com (Jay Cafasso) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:50:49 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Storm Pins In-Reply-To: <1352586887.854045.1424388814218.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1352586887.854045.1424388814218.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: While I support most Wx apps. Any app that takes away reporting storms first to the local WFO is weather theater and a distraction. Jay Cafasso 12559 N400E Wheatfield, IN 46392 USA Cell: 479.866.9579 Fax: 651-691-2608 Home GPS - Lat 41.19509, Long -86.96737 SN# - 36508 CWOP - EW5446 www.facebook.com/jay.cafasso.7 Robin Storm SIT - A WRN Ambassador David Prevatt's Wind Hazards windhazard.davidoprevatt.com/blog National Wind Institute http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/index.php "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason." Murder in the Cathedral - St. Thomas Becket. Skywarn? and the Skywarn? logo are registered trademarks of the National Weather Service "used with permission". On Feb 19, 2015 5:33 PM, "Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield via Skywarn" < skywarn at mailman.qth.net> wrote: > My local NBC affiliate uses an App called Storm Pins. This same app is > available to t.v. stations around the country. It is GPS enabled. It is > Pinterest style using a map of your local area, which you can zoom in and > out on, and you are able to edit your location in case your are reprting > from a location other than the one of your observation. > > I like it. My question is have any of the rest of you used this or > something similar ? What was your experience ? > > Obviously our first report should be to NWS. However apps like Storm Pins > do give us an extra outlet since the information is immediately available > to anyone with a smart phone. Of course the meteorological staff at the > participating t.v. station also gets the same information, potentially > giving your observation a much wider audience. > Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield, wxwilliowforkCertified Skywarn Weather > SpotterFormer Chaplain, Katy Fire & EMSU.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1989-1995 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Skywarn mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > This message was delivered to poppingsmoke at gmail.com From skywarn at mailman.qth.net Fri Feb 20 08:21:47 2015 From: skywarn at mailman.qth.net (Michael McNamara via Skywarn) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:21:47 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Skywarn] Storm Pins App Message-ID: <493525804.1029332.1424438507263.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> I'm also new to this list. I live in Delaware, am a Ham Radio operator and a member of ARES [ Amateur Radio Emergency Services ].My call sign is N3MRM. Mike McNamaran3mrm at yahoo.com