Weather stations
Finally come around to the realization that a weather station which links to the national weather system, This early I can't think of the name, is more than a toy, here in the desert. What weather s...
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"Weather stations" don't link to anything. They show current conditions where you are. No warnings, nada. They don't warn you that a line of tornados or heavy snowfall is heading your way etc.
A weather radio gives you voice forecasts, local and wide-area, and alerts for most anything you could think of. You just need to be in range. To me a weather radio is a necessity.
https://www.weather.gov/nwr/
This is the radio I have. It has a connector for an external antenna. If you have an FM radio antenna on the roof you can get a y-connector and connect this to it along with your FM radio.
https://www.amazon.com/Midland-Emergency-M-Localized-Programming/dp/B071HFV836/ref=sr_1_3?crid=232Z13R66KZGT&dchild=1&keywords=midland+weather+alert+radio&qid=1600531205&sprefix=midland+we%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-3
If you have consistent internet access you can use the NWS site.
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=27.996&lon=-81.5437#.X2Ysd9rPxEa
And I use Radarscope for the earliest storm information available.
https://www.radarscope.app/take-a-tour/
A weather radio gives you voice forecasts, local and wide-area, and alerts for most anything you could think of. You just need to be in range. To me a weather radio is a necessity.
https://www.weather.gov/nwr/
This is the radio I have. It has a connector for an external antenna. If you have an FM radio antenna on the roof you can get a y-connector and connect this to it along with your FM radio.
https://www.amazon.com/Midland-Emergency-M-Localized-Programming/dp/B071HFV836/ref=sr_1_3?crid=232Z13R66KZGT&dchild=1&keywords=midland+weather+alert+radio&qid=1600531205&sprefix=midland+we%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-3
If you have consistent internet access you can use the NWS site.
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=27.996&lon=-81.5437#.X2Ysd9rPxEa
And I use Radarscope for the earliest storm information available.
https://www.radarscope.app/take-a-tour/
