July 2010 Skywarn test net
From N9GDR: There will not be a Central Indiana SKYWARN Communications Test Net for July 2010.
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.
Benton County Supercell - June 14, 2010
Submitted by siteadmin on June 15, 2010 - 4:54pm.While technically out of our area, the Chicago NWS office has prepared a detailed analysis of the supercell that hit Benton County on June 14, 2010. The analysis is very interesting reading.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=53661&...
NWS report on Carroll County tornados - June 6, 2010
Submitted by siteadmin on June 8, 2010 - 12:40pm.The Indianapolis NWS office has surveyed the radar data and damage from the severe weather that impacted Carroll County on June 6, 2010. Their findings can be found here:
On-line weather training
Submitted by siteadmin on May 24, 2010 - 10:37pm.The National Weather Service has created a series of on-line weather training module called "JetStream". The modules cover all types of weather topics and are designed to help educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather and weather safety.
You can access JetStream at:
Convective Warning Utilization Study
Submitted by siteadmin on May 16, 2010 - 6:17am.The students and faculty at the University of North Caroline at Asheville in collaboration with the National Weather Service are conducting a study of the extent to which the general public receives and utilizes severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. As part of an effort to improve communication of warnings, the study will help to better understand how warnings are received, how the information is interpreted, and how people respond to the warning messages.
Note, the survey is very specific to warnings issued for your area within the last 72 hours.
2010 Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium presentations
Here are the presentations from the 2010 Severe Weather Symposium.
NWR Transmitter Problems?
Submitted by siteadmin on May 26, 2008 - 12:25pm.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.
