Apr 7, 2011 | Community Information
Skywarn is a program the National Weather Service uses to improve severe storm watches and warnings. Trained volunteers serve as storm spotters. These spotters pass on vital “ground truth” information to forecasters during severe weather events. They are...
Apr 6, 2011 | Community Information
Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air, extending from a thunderstorm that is in contact with the ground. Tornadoes can vary in shape, size and intensity. Most tornadoes are weak, lasting a few minutes and producing winds of less than 100 mph. However, a few...
Apr 5, 2011 | Community Information
Thunderstorms affect relatively small areas when compared with hurricanes and winter storms. Despite their small size, all thunderstorms are dangerous because they can produce strong winds, lightning, tornadoes, hail and flash flooding. Straight line winds can reach...
Apr 4, 2011 | Community Information
People often don’t know when it’s right to use 911, so we are running these short video’s on our site to assist. NENA [National Emergency Number Association] released a series of these videos containing key messages aimed at helping the public...
Apr 2, 2011 | Community Information
Amateur Radio! A housewife in North Carolina makes friends over the radio with another amateur radio operator in Lithuania. An Ohio teenager uses his computer to upload a digital chess move to an orbiting space satellite, where it’s retrieved by a fellow chess...
Apr 2, 2011 | Community Information
Amateur Radio! A housewife in North Carolina makes friends over the radio with another amateur radio operator in Lithuania. An Ohio teenager uses his computer to upload a digital chess move to an orbiting space satellite, where it’s retrieved by a fellow chess...
