[Skywarn] I am new to skywarn [DKIM verified]

Tue Nov 17 11:18:12 EST 2015

There are also smart phone apps to help you keep on top of alerts. I have only an Android phone but I know there are similar ones for iOS. AlertsPro is but one, and Google Now has this built in. I like having the weather radio but I always have my phone with me.

Brad McGarr, KE0BWU
Director of Communications and Safety,
Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corps of Colorado
NWS Boulder Skywarn Spotter

On November 17, 2015 8:05:23 AM MST, Kevin Heyboer <k.heyboer at verizon.net> wrote:
>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
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>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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