[Skywarn] NWSchat Versus Weather.IM Verus Twitter

[Angi Harrover]

You have to be either an ARES or RACES EC for your County or are a Cooperative Observer station in order to get NWS chat. They won't allow Storm Chasers or Spotters. If you apply under ham radio operator and if your part of your counties warning/Planning or are in a partner Agency then you can get a NWS chat log in. I have mine I am an ARES/RACES EC for my County as well as a Cooperative Observer station for daily temps min max and daily rainfall even on 0 days. I know some offices are very strict some aren't and will let anyone who applies just about. 


Angi Harrover
KF5ULI 
American Red Cross Disaster Services Technology Manager 
Deployment team 

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> On Jun 1, 2017, at 3:53 PM, Keith Brewster <kbrews at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Good suggestions!  If you're using Twitter you can also use a search for #okwx or the 2-letter postal abbreviation for your state + "wx" to find any tweets related to the wx in your state.  A lot of spotters use that hashtag as well as NWS and TV stations, it seems.
> 
> -Keith
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lloyd Colston
> Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 2:36 PM
> To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Skywarn] NWSchat Versus Weather.IM Verus Twitter
> 
> So you tried to get NWSchat and were denied by your Weather Forecast Office.  https://nwschat.weather.gov/
> 
> 
> Never FEAR.  I'm from the Government.  I'm here to HELP!
> 
> https://weather.im/iembot/ is a good second choice.
> 
> Type the WFO office you wish to monitor.  Click the sound button.  When something post in the window, it beeps and it's time to pay attention to it.
> 
> Twitter is a good second choice.
> 
> https://twitter.com/iembot_XXX <  replace the XXX with the three letter code for you WFO
> 
> Follow it on Twitter and you get instant updates from the WFO.
> 
> Neither of these solutions give you full access to NWSchat, ex.
> SpotterNetwork and discussion by media and emergency managers.
> 
> Still don't know the WFO that serves you?
> 
> Go to http://www.weather.gov/, type your zip code in the search field upper left.  The result is page with your forecast from your WFO.  You should be able to find your WFO information at the bottom.
> 
> Be safe, by all means!
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Lloyd Colston   director
> Altus Emergency Management
> Altus, OK      http://www.altusok.gov
> Phone:  580.481.2260
> Fax:  580.482.4738
> 
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