Sunday, February 17, 2013

Ham: SKYWARN provided crucial snowstorm updates

The Examiner reports that as the Northeast finishes cleanup from last weekend's blizzard, ham radio volunteers are credited with providing crucial real-time weather updates

SKYWARN, a cooperative venture of amateur radio operators and the National Weather Service, was activated for the February 8th and 9th storm that left up to three feet of snow across Connecticut and brought the state to a standstill.

Read the Examiner story at
http://www.examiner.com/article/skywarn-provided-crucial-snowstorm-updates

SKYWARN http://skywarn.org/about/

(Source: The Examiner via Southgate Amateur Radio News)

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