Tornado outbreak annniversary
Just a reminder why we don't blithely wander around the southeast in spring: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/archive/event.php?date=20110427
Forum Discussion
Back in the 1960's there was a "Super storm" though not nearly as bad as that one (Late 60) hit the very south edge of Michigan dead center in the state. I was one of the folks who worked on clean up for a bit.
The thing is that the Weather Service, now called NOAA. sounded the all clear minutes before the Oh S**crappy (storms hit).
The result was a great increase in Storm spotters (I'm trained as a storm spotter) who.. in times of danger... Scan the skies and look for the indication of a possible tornado.. FROM ONE HOPES A SAFE DISTANCE. We track the storm.. Report funnel clouds/tornados and other server storm situations. Flooding. Downed power lines.. Accidents and so on to either NOAA or 9-1-1 (Depending on the incident) Not only do we do it for no pay. We have to buy our own radios.
Oh well.. it's what we do and it's a labor of love.
Thankfully much of the "Work" I do where I use my own radios is not like that. Later this year I'll help provide communications and control for a pair of races. I've done parades and 'thons (marathon bikeathon walkathon) and more.
I've also babysat a crashed airplane. (it was a 4 seater. 4 died).
That was a long night (midnight to around 10 am) with the county amateur radio emergency coordinator as my partner.
The thing is that the Weather Service, now called NOAA. sounded the all clear minutes before the Oh S**crappy (storms hit).
The result was a great increase in Storm spotters (I'm trained as a storm spotter) who.. in times of danger... Scan the skies and look for the indication of a possible tornado.. FROM ONE HOPES A SAFE DISTANCE. We track the storm.. Report funnel clouds/tornados and other server storm situations. Flooding. Downed power lines.. Accidents and so on to either NOAA or 9-1-1 (Depending on the incident) Not only do we do it for no pay. We have to buy our own radios.
Oh well.. it's what we do and it's a labor of love.
Thankfully much of the "Work" I do where I use my own radios is not like that. Later this year I'll help provide communications and control for a pair of races. I've done parades and 'thons (marathon bikeathon walkathon) and more.
I've also babysat a crashed airplane. (it was a 4 seater. 4 died).
That was a long night (midnight to around 10 am) with the county amateur radio emergency coordinator as my partner.
