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05-16-2024 - National Current Ops / Monitoring - May 15-16, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Weather – West Texas to Lower Mississippi
• Flash Flooding – Texas to the Southeast and Hawaii
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Major Disaster Declaration Request - TX
• Major Disaster Declaration Approval - MA
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
05-16-2024 - NOAA SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (R3 Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (S1 Minor) Geomagnetic Storms (G2 Moderate)
05-16-2024 - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are 77.2% full on this date. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
05-16-2024 - Good Morning! It's 3:30 AM, and I'm up because the storm woke me up. Looking at the radar, I see we have more cells out west on the way. Unknown if the coming cells will dissipate, change direction, or hit us. It's too early for coffee. How about a cup of Earl Grey tea?
05-15-2024 - I made contact with K7ULM at Beartooth Wildlife Management Area (US-10696) in Montana on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-15-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for May 14-15, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe thunderstorms – Southern / Central Plains, Mid-Atlantic, and central Florida
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Major Disaster Declaration – Iowa
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
05-15-2024 - According to the City of Wichita Falls, the Radio Control airfield at Lake Wichita Park will be closed all day on May 21st and 22nd for Wichita Falls Police Department "drone operations" training.
05-15-2024 - NOAA SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (R3 Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (S1 Minor) Geomagnetic Storms (None)
05-15-2024 - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are 76.5% full on this date. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
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05-15-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
05-15-2024 - Good Morning! I hear a conversation on 146.520 FM simplex and they're talking about new local activity on 223.500 MHz. I have one scanner radio that will receive in that range. I have nothing that will transmit there. But that's fine because I just listen 99% of the time. My Parks on the Air® "hunter" count is 165 this morning. A puny amount by POTA standards, but I'm having fun. My coffee is ready, so I'll pour a cup!
05-14-2024 - I made contact with KI7QCF at Lower Hobble Creek WMA State Wildlife Area (US-10067) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-14-2024 - I made contact with K7ESK at Sauls Meadow OHV /Equestrian Staging Area BLM Recreation Management Area (US-5960) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-14-2024 - I made contact with AE4GS at Hiwassee Refuge Wildlife Management Area (US-7598) in Tennessee on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-14-2024 - NOAA Aviation Weather Center - 8:30AM - KSPS 141252Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01610133
KSPS 141120Z 1412/1512 33007KT P6SM SKC
FM142100 15008KT P6SM SKC
05-14-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for March 13-14, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant Incidents
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Weather – Gulf Coast to the Southeast
• Heavy Rainfall/Flash Flooding – Gulf Coast to the Southeast
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• One Amendment issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
05-14-2024 - NOAA SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (R3 Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (S2 Moderate) Geomagnetic Storms (None)
05-14-2024 - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are 75.2% full on this date. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
05-14-2024 - The Clay County Amateur Radio Club conducts a weekly Skywarn® practice net on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM on the 146.800 and 146.680 MHz repeaters. Tune in with your scanner radio!
05-14-2024 - From my law enforcement consultant - At the WFPD, back in the day, the old radio system did not identify the transmitting officer. Therefore, funny noises on the radio were not uncommon. A few officers would turn on their portable radio, key the car radio, place the car radio microphone near the portable radio, move it back and forth, and cause a wavering squeal similar to a slide flute. At one occurrence a dispatcher yelled, "Stop it! Y'all are coming in my ear!"