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08-19-2024 - 6:51 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 70.0 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 73.2%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
08-19-2024 - 6:52 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 380 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 231 sfu.
08-19-2024 - 6:52 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 10,855 Megawatts.
08-19-2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, and the first full week of school for the Wichita Falls ISD is starting. It's also the first full week of my enjoyment of listening to the school buses on 152.360 MHz on my scanner radio. Tuning in to their morning run, along with my Folgers Black Silk coffee, and I'm set for the day! A hot day! That reminds me of the torture our USPS Letter Carriers are going through in this heat. I don't know how they make it through a route when it's 105 degrees or hotter. I've given a few Monster energy drinks to my letter carriers over the years.
08-18-2024 - I made contact with K7SHR at Bighorn National Forest (US-4534) in Wyoming on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-18-2024 - I made contact with K0LAR at Luce Line State Trail (US-4202) in Minnesota on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-18-2024 - I made contact with AE4GS at Crow Creek Management Area (US-9876) in Alabama on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-18-2024 - I made contact with AC9HP at Hall Woods State Nature Preserve (US-4202) in Indiana on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-18-2024 - I made contact with KO4TFE at Old Fort Harrod State Park (US-1269) in Kentucky on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-18-2024 - I made contact with KD3D at PA 272 State Game Land (US-8967) in Pennsylvania on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
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08-18-2024 - I made contact with K9QL at Gateway Arch National Park (US-0779) in Missouri on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-18-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – August 17-18, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Wildfires – Western U.S.
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Weather – Mid-Atlantic to Southeast
• Critical Fire Weather – Nevada
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Northeast to Mid-Atlantic
• Excessive Heat – Southern Plains to the Gulf Coast
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Ernesto
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
• Disturbance 2: Medium (50%)
• Disturbance 3: Medium (40%)
• Disturbance 4: Low (20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Emergency Declaration Request – U.S. Virgin Islands
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
08-18-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 108. South wind around 7 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
08-18-2024 - 6:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 70.1 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 73.4%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
08-18-2024 - 6:30 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Strong) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 441 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz 1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 230 sfu.
08-18-2024 - 6:30 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 12,154 Megawatts.
08-18-2024 - Good Morning! It's Sunday. There are a lot of nets on the Amateur (ham) Radio HF bands to enjoy today if you're a net person. Google "Amateur Radio net directory" for offerings. It will be hot again today across the state, but I'm sure you already know this. I'm looking forward to some snow this winter. About 5 - 6 inches at a time would be fine with me. I'll pour a cup of Folgers Black Silk coffee and listen to the 27 MHz band (CB Radio) come alive. Later, I'll hunt some Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® stations using Morse code.
08-17-2024 - I made contact with N4FFF at Monte Sano State Park (US-1048) in Alabama on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-17-2024 - I made contact with K7CO at Hunter Canyon BLM Recreation Management Area (US-11708) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-17-2024 - I made contact with K9NUD at James Pate Philip State Park (US-1001) in Illinois on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.