[warn-news] Fwd: NWS/ILN Skywarn

[Steve Lewis]

I know that, at times, it can be easy to question the worthiness of the 
ham radio SkyWARN program in the age of social media.  I'll be honest, 
sometimes I think about this too.  And fortunately, we haven't had a lot 
of work to do in the last couple years.

And then Wednesday night happened.  (There was no power and no Verizon 
data available at our home -- it was going to be SkyWARN or bust if I 
had anything to add, which ultimately I did not.)

Thank you for rallying in support of the NWS and the public.

-73-


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Subject: 	NWS/ILN Skywarn
Date: 	Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:14:43 -0400
From: 	Paul Gehringer
To: 	



Good morning,

I just received a call from Ken Haydu at NWS.  Ken wanted me to pass on 
to each of you

their appreciation for the inputs received thru the Skywarn network this 
week.

He related the following story.  On the second night the cold front met 
up with the warm front

at a boundary along the Ohio river.  This boundary had been set in place 
by showers and thunderstorms

earlier in the day.  If you were watching the radar about 11 PM  you may 
have noticed a line of storms

that was perpendicular to the main frontal line.

Ken said that the office was receiving Skywarn reports of hail from this 
area before the radar was

even able to identify precipitation.   The line literally  ‘blew up’ 
with indications of rotation.  This

allowed NWS to issue warnings in a very timely manner.

Hang in there. This ‘storm’ to shall pass.

Paul, wb8zzr

/(Please excuse my layman’s terms for relating Ken’s story.)/


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