Here's an interesting link to an article about tornado myths.
http://weather.yahoo.com/5-tornado-safety-myths-debunked-180740991.html
Also, we plan on holding an Advanced Skywarn Class sometime in May or early June. We are still in the planning stages, but it will be held as a GoTo Webinar. More info to come soon.
-Steve
A new Basic Skywarn Class is being offered on Saturday April 6, 2013 at the NWS Office in Wilmington. The training will run from Noon until 2 PM in the office's conference room.
There are 15 seats available. Please email steven.pfaff@noaa.gov to reserve your spot.
The address for the NWS Office is: 2015 Gardner Dr. Wilmington NC 28405
Thanks,
-Steve
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Good afternoon!
The Skywarn class scheduled for Saturday March 9th has been cancelled due to a lack of registration per New Hanover County info. Please help spread the word to anyone you knew was going to attend this event.
I will try and schedule a class at the NWS Office in the next few weeks in case you know someone interested.
Thanks,
-Steve
Good morning!
Severe Weather Awareness Week (SWAW) runs from March 3-9th. Our local SWAW webpage is: http://www.weather.gov/ilm/swaw
Also, the statewide SC tornado drill will be at 0900 on Tuesday March 5th. The message we send will be a test tornado message.
The NC statewide tornado drill be at 0930 on Wednesday March 6th. The message we send for this drill will be a Routine Monthly Test (RMT).
In addition to these drills serving as a reminder that severe weather season is nearing, they also serve to remind us that it is time to replace the batteries in our NOAA Weather Radios and to review your family plan in case severe weather threatens.
Thanks,
-Steve
Spring storm season is upon us . How would you communicate if a strong storm takes out your antenneas or power ? I practiced that Monday due to a power company outage. And when it gets dark it makes it harder. Have a up-to-date check list. Know where it is. Run your generator once a month with a load on it. Use a gas additive to keep it fresh . Extra gas, oil, spark plugs and tools. When the last time you checked the battery or fuse in your volt meter? What are some of your things on your check list?
Hello after 15 years of using Peet Brothers weather gear, I had to give up my Ultmeter 2000. I could not justfire the cost of a new replacement head. Almost $290.00!. So to get my station up and running I put up a new WeatherWise WH1080 WIRELESS STATION into service. So far so good I'm using Cumulus Sandaysoft software. Its loading up to WX UNDREGROUND in rapid fire mode with NO problems . Instrument package is at 25 feet . Anyway any other folks in ILM Skywarn using this type of gear? Any comments? Take a look at the data set on my Wunderground page station KNCWATHA1 see link below.
73 Rick KD4JRX / AAR4UK
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KNCWATHA1
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