[Skywarn] I am new to skywarn

[Kevin Heyboer]

First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME encoded
weather radio.  They only cost between 25 and 35 dollars.  Make sure you get
one with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME).  You can program them to
only alert you for selected watches and warnings in your county, and or
adjacent counties.  They sound an audible alarm, visible text alert, and
verbal statement of the warning in its entirety.  You can buy these from
Wal-Mart and most electronics stores.  I have a Midland model 102EZ, which
is very easy to program and has a backup battery in case the electric power
fails.  You can find the proper channel (1-7) for your area by going to your
local Weather Service Forecast Office web page and following the links to
Weather Radio.

The NWS will send an alert tone for Tornado Watches and Warnings, Severe
Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings, Civil Emergency
Messages, Child Abduction Emergencies, Blizzard and Ice Storm Warnings, and
any other message with the header BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED.  The
alarm is quite loud and will awaken you even in the deep of sleep.

I am not sure where you are located JLO, but I live in the Great Smoky
Mountains.  I received television via satellite, so my so-called "local" TV
stations are in Chattanooga, TN, some 65 miles away and in another state.

There is no provision for DirecTV to provide EAS alerts or have an auto turn
on feature for your TV like some cable systems provide.  Without my weather
radio, I would likely not receive any alerts in a timely manner.  Our county
is over 900 square miles, and there is one tornado siren located in the
county seat of Murphy, 12.5 miles from where I live.

Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR
AEC Cherokee County NCARES
Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager
http://www.cherokee-ares.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Skywarn [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jackie
Olson
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:38 PM
To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn

Hello, 
I am new to Skywarn. I  I set up a weather station a few years ago after
attending a FEMA/NOAA training session several years ago at the Armory near
Paine Field.  I was on NOAA weather watch, but haven't received any warnings
during the wind storms and flooding of last week.  It was very helpful as I
plan an after school care program where I teach; and, like most people in
the northwest I commute across several major rivers.

 I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to get back on the NOAA weather
watch. I thought Skywarn was part of the NOAA program, but maybe it isn't? 

Thank you, 
JLO
 		 	   		  
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