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08-06-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – August 5-6, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Tropical Storm Debby – Southeastern U.S.
• Wildfires – Western U.S.
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Weather – Northern Plains, Southwest, Great Lakes to Mid-Atlantic
• Heavy Rain/ Flash Flooding – Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Debby
• Disturbance 1: Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Emilia
• Tropical Storm Fabio
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approval: Emergency Declaration – FEMA-3606-EM-SC
• Approval: Emergency Declaration – FEMA-3607-EM-GA
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – VT
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
08-06-2024 - The Downtown Wichita Falls Farmers Market (8th & Ohio) celebrates Bee Awareness Day this Saturday, August 10th. World Bee Day is May 20th, so I guess this is different. There will be bee-related activities at the market. So, bee sure to bee there or bee square!
08-06-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 77. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
08-06-2024 - 5:58 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 71.8 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 75.1%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
08-06-2024 - 5:58 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 425 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 247 sfu.
08-06-2024 - 5:58 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 10,993 Megawatts.
08-06-2024 - Good Morning! Tonight, at 8 PM the Clay County Amateur Radio Club will hold its weekly informal net on the 146.800 MHz repeater. As far as I know, all licensed Amateur (ham) Radio operators are invited to check in. Of course, scanner radio enthusiasts can also tune in. Next Thursday, the WFISD school buses will be back on the air at 152.360 MHz. I'm telling you, this is cheap entertainment! Also back will be the school handheld radios on 151.940 MHz. The school buses use a repeater but the handheld radios do not. You'll have to be near a school to hear the handhelds or have a high outside antenna.
08-05-2024 - Texas has no restrictions on the mobile use of scanner radios. Therefore, there is no excuse not to go "wardriving" with your scanner radio in search mode, looking for new frequencies to monitor.
08-05-2024 - The price of a First Class postage stamp jumped from 68¢ to 73¢ last month. I didn't know this one was coming. I used to do a lot of mailing and would know when these increases were coming. Well, it's too late to get ahead of this increase by buying Forever stamps. Did you know there are people who don't know how to address an envelope? Did you know there are people who don't know what a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope is or what it's used for?
08-05-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - AST&SCIENCE LLC APPLICATION TO LAUNCH AND OPERATE A NON-GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT V-BAND SYSTEM. Grant for AST to deploy and operate a V-band NGSO system . Action by: Acting Chief, Space Bureau. Adopted: 2024-08-02 by Order Authorization. (DA No. 24-756). SB.
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08-05-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – August 4-5, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Hurricane Debby (CAT 1) – Southeastern U.S.
• Wildfires – Western U.S.
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall – Northern Plains to the Northeast and Southeast
• Severe Weather – Upper Mississippi Valley to the Northeast and Southeast
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Hurricane Debby (CAT 1)
• Disturbance 1: Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Carlotta
• Tropical Storm Daniel
• Tropical Storm Emilia
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
08-05-2024 - I'll be visiting the Wichita Falls Target store today. This is the place where the parking lot designers thought everyone would be driving Mini Coopers.
08-05-2024 - I read an article describing Iran's purchase from Russia, an HF jammer that operates in the 3 - 30 MHz range and can disrupt communications up to 8,000 kilometers away. From the photo, the jammer appeared to be mobile. It's a nice-looking setup. I would think one missile could un-jam it.
08-05-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
08-05-2024 - 5:50 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 71.9 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 75.3%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
08-05-2024 - 5:50 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Strong) - Solar Wind Speed: 489 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz 5 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 241 sfu.
08-05-2024 - 5:50 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 9,473 Megawatts.
08-05-2024 - Good Morning! Saturday, I ordered 100 QSL cards. I don't use many these days, but I send them out occasionally in response to someone sending me their card. I use basic cards, nothing fancy. There is nothing but hot weather in the forecast for the upcoming week, and our lake levels continue to creep downward. I'm ready for some snow! But, at the moment, I'll settle for some Folgers Black Silk coffee.
08-04-2024 - The Wichita Amateur Radio Society held its weekly informal net tonight at 8:00 PM on the club's 147.140 MHz repeater. As far as I know, all licensed Amateur (ham) Radio operators are invited to check in. Of course, scanner radio enthusiasts can also tune in.