4phun
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As you can see in the above image GA is going to get the last of that Memorial Day weekend line of severe weather. Fortunately for us it is running into a blocking feature and it is forecast not to be as severe for us as it was in the Midwest.
The light white lines are WATCH BOXES that are currently up. The picture is linked to the Weather Service national radar summary and when you read this message it may have changed, especially if you read it after Memorial Day.
Here are the frequencies used by ham spotters in N GA during a tornado outbreak or when there is the threat of severe weather. Plug these into your scanner if you want first hand information on the developing squaw line as it moves through the Atlanta metro area.
NWS Liaison:
146.820 MHz FM – (PL 146.2)
224.340 MHz FM
444.825 MHz FM + (PL 146.2)
3.975 MHz LSB
7.275 MHz LSB
Note to report by phone severe weather information only when the net is not available (if you are not a ham use these numbers and a cell phone):
770-486-9629 or 888-529-5300
(from Basic Spotters’ Field Guide):
• Report promptly as the storm may interrupt communications.
Report Briefly:
• What you have seen: tornado, funnel cloud, wall cloud, waterspout, flash flooding, etc.
• Where you saw it: the direction and distance from a known location, i.e., 3 miles south of Lawrenceville. To avoid confusion, make sure you report the event location and not your location.
• When you saw it: make sure you note the time of your observation.
• What it was doing: describe the storm’s direction and speed of travel, size and intensity, and destructiveness. Include any amount of uncertainty as needed, i.e., “funnel cloud; no debris visible at the surface, but too far away to be certain it is not on the ground.”
Report:
1. Tornado, funnel cloud, waterspout, or wall cloud.
2. Large hail: Dime-size or larger.
3. Wind speeds or damage caused by wind: How wind speed determined, winds of 58 mph or greater.
4. Flash flooding: Rain rates of over 1 inch per hour and how measured; street flooding and how deep.
5. Lightning: Report any deaths, injuries, or fires caused by lightning.
6. Other criteria as defined by the local NWS office (Peachtree City, GA).
ki4je
PS if you know other severe weather links for other areas of Georiga please add to this message. This system may affect mid and south GA with isloated tornados.
