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09-03-2024 - 5:10 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 395 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 238 sfu.
09-03-2024 - 5:10 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 10,003 Megawatts.
09-03-2024 - We got more rain overnight, at least at the Wichita Falls Man HQ. A Ham Radio operator a mile from me reported getting no rain. Translation: scattered showers. I was looking at the satellite view of some of our City parks, and I see a couple that seem to be surrounded by people just dying for you to set up an Amateur (ham) Radio operation so they can report the strange activity to the police. A couple more look like you could die in them, and no one would notice for a week. Most, however, look like good spots for Hobby Radio operations. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready, but I think I'm going to reduce my intake over the next few days. I could be drinking too much!
09-02-2024 - On the way home from Lampasas - mentioned below - I took a short detour off U.S. 281 into Mineral Wells. I passed a building with "Antenna Products" in big letters on the side. Back home, I found their website with the following categories: Aviation, Commercial, DPV Series, HF, Military, Navaid, Safety Climb, Shipboard, and Towers. Interesting. For years. I didn't know that Newtronics Hustler antennas were made in Mineral Wells, just a block off the main street (U.S. 281) through town. According to their website, the new address is New-Tronics Ltd, 113 Cambridge Park Trail, Weatherford, Texas, 76088. I don't know when that move was made or if they're still in Weatherford.
09-02-2024 - I drove to Lampasas, Texas, to deliver an item, then turned around and returned to Wichita Falls. Since I was on U.S. 281, I passed by the Dutchman's Hidden Valley Store just north of Hamilton. On the return trip, the parking lot was full. My first visit was in 1974. It's still going strong. Maybe I'll stop next time. Give it a look if you're ever in the area. By the way, there was plenty of rain on the trip south. I wonder if Wichita Falls got any while I was away?
09-02-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – September 1-2, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall – Texas
• Critical Fire Weather – Pacific Northwest, California, Central Great Basin, and High Plains
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
• Disturbance 2: Medium (40%)
• Disturbance 3: Medium (40%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• FMAG Approval: Copperfield Fire – OR
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
09-02-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
09-02-2024 - 5:05 AM - Wichita Falls reservoir status according to Water Data for Texas: Arrowhead: 68.1 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 71.2%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.5% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-02-2024 - 5:05 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 390 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz -2 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 226 sfu.
09-02-2024 - 5:05 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 9,921 Megawatts.
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09-02-2024 - Good Morning! It's Labor Day, but I have no intention of performing any labor. We got some rain yesterday afternoon, just enough to water the lawn. I don't know if our lakes & watershed got any. It was also time to change the air filter in the central AC unit. I have nothing important on the schedule today. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready! That's about as important as it gets!
09-01-2024 - Wichita Falls scanner radio enthusiasts, do you remember when you could monitor the Wichita Falls Police Department, most other City departments, Sheppard Air Force Base Security Police, and just about everything else at SAFB on your scanner? Those were the golden days of radio scanning, but there are still plenty of interesting targets out there. And, yes, the Target store is one of them!
09-01-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – August 31-September 1, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents/operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Fire Weather – Pacific Northwest to the Central Great Basin
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
• Disturbance 1: Medium (40%)
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
Central Pacific:
• Tropical Depression Hone
• Disturbance 1: Low (near 0%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
09-01-2024 - The usual radio suspects (minus schools & city buses) are up and running this Sunday morning - Walmart (154.570 MHz), Allred Unit (153.815 MHz), Wichita County Jail (155.520 MHz), State Hospital (154.800 MHz) city transit buses (453.5375 MHz), WFISD school buses (152.360 MHz), school handheld radios (151.940 MHz), Wichita Valley Airport (122.800 MHz), Kickapoo Airport (122.700 MHz), Wichita Falls Regional Airports / SAFB (119.750 & 122.950 MHz), BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz), and Amateur (ham) Radio repeaters (147.140, 146.940, 444.000 MHz). Tune in with your scanner radio.
09-01-2024 - One night, around 30 years ago, I was standing outside talking to a couple of guys when we saw a huge fireball moving east across the sky. It was not moving very fast, from our perspective, which means it was probably at a high altitude. I could see flaming debris separating from whatever it was. One of the guys thought it might be a large airplane on fire. When it was out of sight, I drove east, out of town, looking for the crash site. I never saw any evidence that something had crashed. The next day, news reports said it was a Russian rocket booster re-entering the atmosphere 2,000 miles off the U.S. east coast.
09-01-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
09-01-2024 - 5:00 AM - Wichita Falls reservoir status according to Water Data for Texas: Arrowhead: 68.2 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 71.3%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.6% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-01-2024 - 5:00 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Minor) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 413 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz 3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 232 sfu.
09-01-2024 - 5:00 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 9,143 Megawatts.
09-01-2024 - Good Morning! It's the 1st of September, and that means snow is just around the corner. I can wish, can't I? Let it be known that someone "kerchunked" the 147.140 MHz repeater at 5:00 AM. I have nothing of importance on the schedule today. I might snag a Parks on the Air® station or two, and I might wash the car. My lawn refuses to grow in all the heat we've had, even though I've been watering the recommended amount. Therefore, no lawn mowing. But there will be coffee, and it's ready now!