I can't believe how warm it was today folks... here in State College we
broke our record by hitting 77 degrees, which is 27 degrees above
normal. Harrisburg PA climbed to 85 degrees today shattering the old
record of 82. Records in Harrisburg go back to 1888.
The following Special Statement issued by UNV today gives praise to
current skywarn spotters, explains a little about skywarn, and
encourages others to join. It gives specific information on joining
Skywarn in Central PA... for other areas please see the links at
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/education/skywarn
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Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist - j{at}weatherwatchers.org
Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org
"A tornado? Why wasn't it dissipated by the weather
modification net?" --Jean-Luc Picard || ICQ No. 136862 ||
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...Skywarn Spotters Relay Critical Weather
Information...
Each year a dedicated group of volunteer weather spotters...Called
skywarn...Provide weather service offices
across pennsylvania with important eyewitness information about
tornadoes...Flash floods and damaging
thunderstorms.
Skywarn spotters are people with an interest in the weather and an
interest in helping others.
By far the largest number of skywarn spotters in our part of the state
are ham radio operators. Amateur radio
emergency groups and amateur radio clubs relay important information to
emergency management and the
weather service by radio.
The state college weather office operates a skywarn ham radio station
whenever tornado watches or warnings are
in effect across central pa. Volunteers at the state college office
broadcast radar information about the location of
possible tornadoes and solicit reports from skywarn hams in the area of
concern.
Many areas from bedford to bradford in the west...And from wellsboro and
williamsport south across harrisburg
to lancaster and york in the east operate their own radio networks to
collect critical weather information for relay
to our base station located here in state college.
New doppler weather radars can identify rotating thunderstorms...
Sometimes...Even before a tornado touches
ground. Still...Skywarn spotters are essential to confirm that tornadoes
have touched down...To report on the
extent of damage...And to provide added details of a threat to a
community.
To our many friends in the skywarn program...We at the national weather
service say...Thanks for your great
help.
If you are interested in becoming involved with skywarn...You can write
us at
national weather service
227 west beaver avenue
state college pa 16801
or you can phone us at 814-234-9412 and leave your name...Address
and phone number.
If you are interested in ham radio...We can help you find a person
or radio club in your area that will assist you in getting your ham
radio license.
Again as a part of emergency preparedness...The pennsylvania
emergency management agency... County emergency managers...And
those of us at the national weather service want you to know about
the fine help that ham radio and other volunteer skywarn spotters
provide to the commonwealth.
Dunham
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