2010 Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Submitted by siteadmin on February 23, 2010 - 9:43pm.March 14 through 20, 2010 will be Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana.
The National Weather Service has activities planned for each day during the week, including a test of amateur radio communications systems. In conjunction with the Indiana State Police, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Broadcasters Association, the American Red Cross, and Amateur Radio Operators will conduct a statewide test of communication systems on Wednesday, March 17, between 10:15 AM and 10:30 AM EDT and between 7:30 PM and 7:45 PM EDT.
For more information:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=22332&...
2010 Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium
Submitted by siteadmin on December 19, 2009 - 10:24am.March of 2010 will bring the next installment of the biyearly Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium, an all day session geared toward providing more advanced information for spotters and weather enthusiasts.
The date for the 2010 symposium is March 13, 2010. The location will be the Valle Vista Conference Center in Greenwood.
UPDATE 03-Mar-2010: SPACE IS LIMITED! Registrations MUST be received by Thursday, March 11, 2010. Due to contractual obligations, no walk-in registration will be available.
Here's a link to page on the Indianapolis NWS web site where you can find more information about the symposium:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=40755&...
Central Indiana Skywarn Test Net
The Central Indiana Skywarn Test Net is held the first Monday of every month at 7:00pm ET on the 146.970 repeater system. Please note the change to 7:00pm. Nets are not held if that Monday falls on a holiday or if severe weather is in the area. Check-ins are welcome!
Basic spotter training
The Indianapolis NWS will be conducting "spotter talks", also known as basic spotter training, at various sites in the area. Several sessions have been scheduled already and are being announced on various nets and web sites. The official list of spotter talks will be maintained by the NWS staff and can be found here.
NWR Transmitter Problems?
Submitted by siteadmin on May 26, 2008 - 11:25am.The NWS is looking for reports of NOAA weather radio transmitter problems.
If you have a problem with the NWR Transmitter that serves your area, please call 1-888-886-1227 or email us at: nwroutage@noaa.gov
When reporting a transmitter problem (i.e., Dead Air, Broadcast Quality, Severe Static, etc.), please provide as much of the following information as possible:
• Transmitter call sign
• Transmitter location
• Date
• Time
• Problem
• Your receiver type (make & model)
• Your name
• Email address for follow up
2008 Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium presentations
Here are the presentations from the 2008 Severe Weather Symposium.
2008 Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium
Submitted by siteadmin on December 6, 2007 - 11:54am.Presentations from the Symposium have been posted here.
2008 brings the next installment of the Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium, an all day session geared towards providing more advanced information for severe weather spotters.
The 2008 symposium will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2008, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the Valle Vista Conference Center, 755 E. Main St., Greenwood, Indiana, and is co-sponsored by the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Service Indianapolis.
