Our ‘weather guru’ Kenny K2KRP has contacted me to suggest that forecast conditions might call for a ‘Pop-Up Weather Net’.
A Winter Storm Warning or Winter Weather Advisory has now been announced by the Albany National Weather Service office for the region usually covered by the Hudson Valley 80 Meter Net.
We will conduct an 80 Meter Weather & Welfare check Net Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30 am on 3.835 MHz (+/- 5-10 kHz). If conditions justify additional Nets later in the day, the Net Control will announce this at the close of the Net.
No special weather reporting devices are required.
The basic report is simple and brief:
Precipitation type;
amount or depth of precipitation;
wind speed and direction (if known);
any known hazards or utility outages.
Details Below from the NWS Albany office:
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 9
inches.
* WHERE...Northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts and
Green mountains in southern Vermont.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions will impact the Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening
commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals greater than 5 inches will be
widespread across higher elevations. There will be locally less
than 5 inches in valleys west of the Green Mountains and west of the
Berkshires. Heaviest snow will fall between 10 pm this evening
and 6 am Tuesday when snowfall rates will range from 0.5 to 1.0
inch per hour.
Any thoughts, questions, suggestions please contact Paul AC2UQ [pbrown4082@gmail.mail]
Keeps safe.