FEBRUARY 12-13, 2024 SC-ARES/SKYWARN SNOW EVENT REPORTING
NOTICE:
THE LATEST REPORTS FROM BINGO-NOAA IS THAT SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH NEW YORK’S SOUTHERN TIER, WILL RECEIVE A MININUM OF 6 -12″ OF SNOW STARTING AT 2200E HRS MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2024 AND ENDING EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2024. IT IS TOO EARLY FOR BINGO-NOAA TO EXACTLY PREDICT THE FINAL SNOW TOTALS DUE TO THE FACT THE EXPECTED STORM BAND IS ONLY 80 MILES WIDE, WE COULD EXPECT AS MUCH AS 18″ OF SNOW WHEN THE BAND SETTLES IN.
THE SNOW MAKE-UP IS BEING CLASSIFIED AS MEDIUEM WET SNOW; CONSEQUENTLY, BE PREPARED FOR ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ALSO IF CLEARING SNOW BY HAND, A HIGHTENED AWARMESS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN FOR PEOPLE WITH HEART ISSUES.
TIMES:
A NCS (NET CONTROL STATION) WILL BE TAKING SNOW EVENT REPORTS FROM SC-ARES ALONG WITH AREA SKYWARN VOLUNTEERS. REPORTS WILL BE TAKEN AT 0800E HRS AND AGAIN AT 1200E HRS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2024. AT THE NOON CHECK-IN WE WILL DETERMIN IF WE WANT TO DO ANOTHER CHECK-IN AT 1600E HRS.
I SUGGEST THAT YOU TURN ON YOUR VHF RADIOS AT 0700E HRS AND LEAVE THE RADIOS ON TILL WE STAND BY TO MONITOR FOR EMERGIENCIES.
REPORTS WILL INCLUDE:
NAME, CALL SIGN, LOCATION, ELEVATION DEPTH OF SNOW (DEPTH DURING WEATHER EVENT) TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED, BAROMETER IN INCHES OF MERCURY IF AVAILABLE, AND ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. REPORT TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED AND THE NCS APPRECIATES TAKING THE REPORTS IN THIS ORDER OF THE TEMPLATE.
PACE FOR THE WEATHER EVENT:
PRIMARY = ELK MNTN REPEATER 145.430 MHZ, -.600 MHZ OFFSET,
77.0 HZ PL*
ALTERNATE = MONTROSE REPEATER 147.375, +.600 MHZ OFFSET,
77 HZ PL*
CONTINGENCY = 3.898 MHZ LSB
EMERGENCY = SIGNAL (“SC-ARES” AND “NCSRC SIGNAL GROUP”)
TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS:
1) I AM ASKING FOR ONE OR TWO VOLUNTEERS TO BE THE NCS
FOR THE TWO REPORTING TIME SLOTTS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE ALL PRCTISE NET CONTROL STATION DUTIES. JUST DROP
ME A PM IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER.
2) THE LAST SNOW EVENT IN JANUARY, SOME FOLKS WERE NOT
ABLE TO HIT THE AFORE MENTIONED REPEATERS. IF YOU
CAN NOT HIT ONE OF THE FIVE REPEATERS, PLEASE SEND
YOUR REPORT VIA THE SIGNAL CHANNEL.
* = I WILL REQUEST THAT ELK, MONTROSE, FORKSTON, RED
ROCK, AND WILKES-BARRE REPEATERS BE LINKED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
73 & GOD BLESS,
JOHNYMAC KC1FWU
SC-ARES EC
PRESIDENT, SCARC.
N3SRC.ORG
SC_AREA_SYWARN-WEATHER-REPORTS-TEMPLATE-V-2.xlsx