San Diego county storm weather scanning

[mike619]

I have a question if anyone can help as those are aware it is pretty stormy today in San Diego county and I was wondering if anyone knows what would be good to monitor with the severe weather?

 

[teufler]

Doesn't appear that there is a big interest in weather spotting in San Diego. Broadcastify has the most interest now in san diego on the 147.345 repeater

 

[cmdrwill]

Most get weather on their smart phone with display of the storm data.

 

[teufler]

so any weather net, like we have in the midwest would have been useless. Weather radar on phones is great but it lacks eyes on the ground, which hams can provide. Many times here the weather bureau has wind indications by radar but further responses from radio operators on the ground, have resulted in weather emergencies being sat on .

 

[kma371]

Let's stick to the topic here please.

 

[mrg1std]

In the past weather spotters used the East County Repeater Association(ERCA) repeater on Palomar Mountain 147.030.

Bill

 

[Anderegg]

I don't think we have in SD what they consider weather in the midwest. Weather radar is all that is necessary...or a dog that howls at dark clouds! What would a spotter call out over the air anyway?

I typically scan SD Lifeguards, D1, D2, Rivercom and Rivertac...they tend to give updates continuously of where the cells are where the deluge is and where things are flooding out.

Paul

 

[Alain]

Late to the party...

Here is a link for the San Diego County NWS/SKYWARN group.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/spotter/spotter.php

 

[SDBud]

Weather

Skywarn is usually active for larger storms, but I usually just pay more attention to CalTrans and County Roads. That, and the standard FD and Lifeguard channels, for possible rescues, which can and do pop up in some unexpected areas.

 

[mike619]

My setup now is the following

Heartland Fire
San Diego Fire
San Diego Lifeguard River channels
CHP RCS
SDG&E
Public Works Caltrans,CO,City
Water
Skywarn

 

[SDBud]

Storms

You should add Caltrans and County Roads.

 

[mike619]

You should add Caltrans and County Roads.

I do have them added as well when I listed public works it is Caltrans,county roads as well as my city public works.