Was watching the news in the Niagara Region and saw a Storm Hunters vehicle. What frequencies do they use? Does anyone have the correct frequencies for them?
Steve
Steve
Storm Hunters Frequencies (Niagara Region) ??
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No, was around Grimsby Ontario. Car was in a ditch and said Storm Hunters on the side of the vehicle.
randyf
Strange days indeed
He is running an old scanner also for weather radio broadcast.
That wouldn't surprise me. He was always in attendance at CANWARN at Environment Canada HQ at 4905 Dufferin St. back in the days when people could gather in auditoriums. Maybe they would use Simplex. Since it was a single car mishap, most likely cellphone was used.
Just saw it on the news. It was Mark Robinson in Grimsby Ont., who slid the Storm Hunter car into a ditch.
I guess we just dont have enough active weather here in the province to warrant a full time group of storm chasers.
Would be interesting listening though.
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I am getting a bit tired of Environment Canada's overly cautious and late to the gate warning system. If there is severe weather reported or conditions that have the potential this should be passed on immediately and not with the "We do not want to create a panic" or even more lame " if we report a potential tornado we become responsible if it doesn't happen or if we are incorrect in any information released".
Weather Radio Canada is virtually useless. Alerts are sent way too late to be useful and often contain useless or generic information "Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Chatham Kent, Huron, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth, Wellington, York and Niagara regions." WOW that's such a wide area that the warning is virtually useless.
The transmitter sites are addressed individually, so there is no reason each site cannot have a customized alert with some info about speeds and times. Oh and this warning is in effect from 2AM to 11PM really?? If such is the case use the system to provide details that explain the long duration or huge areas. We have alert monitors at all our shops. We have got more accurate info from local radio stations and guys in the field that we get (if any) from the alert monitor.
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Would be interesting listening though.
[rant]
I am getting a bit tired of Environment Canada's overly cautious and late to the gate warning system. If there is severe weather reported or conditions that have the potential this should be passed on immediately and not with the "We do not want to create a panic" or even more lame " if we report a potential tornado we become responsible if it doesn't happen or if we are incorrect in any information released".
Weather Radio Canada is virtually useless. Alerts are sent way too late to be useful and often contain useless or generic information "Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Chatham Kent, Huron, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth, Wellington, York and Niagara regions." WOW that's such a wide area that the warning is virtually useless.
The transmitter sites are addressed individually, so there is no reason each site cannot have a customized alert with some info about speeds and times. Oh and this warning is in effect from 2AM to 11PM really?? If such is the case use the system to provide details that explain the long duration or huge areas. We have alert monitors at all our shops. We have got more accurate info from local radio stations and guys in the field that we get (if any) from the alert monitor.
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EJB
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Mr. Robinson broadcasted that he fell into a ditch on one of yesterday's video shoots about the storm.
EJB
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The weather and ENV CANADA'S is of great importance to me, growing up in Montreal and being an Anglophone. Listening to weather broadcasts helped me learn and speak some French.
For the most part, EC does a very good job with its forecasts and with its warning systems. They are not in the business of being kitschy or cool or witty when they release their forecasts. I'm sure your aware that all private companies like Accuweather, TWN, etc. have to rely on EC for data.
I'm not sure why you post with such convictions and anger about EC and its warnings. They are very accurate.
My go to weather site remains EC. I have only one substantial complaint about EC's forecasts.
As anyone who lives in Peel, Hamilton, Toronto etc. your location is extremely important and I don't think EC does good enough job here.
I live in downtown Hamilton, the three weather stations here are at The RBG, CHYM, and Burlington Piers. The RBG is rural, CHYM is so far away from the lake and in a rural area without much urban heating.
The Burlington Piers is very often as much as 10C different than CHYM on any given day. The actual climate at the airport is different on the KOPPEN scale.
I would like EC to continue to evolve and create forecasts for Peel, Halton, Toronto, Hamilton, create more zones and be more accurate but honestly, there job isn't to go out there and chase storms.
Yea I just thought because of the crazy weather we get in the Niagara Region it would be of great help to be able to listen into Storm Hunters for more information on bad weather. You can never have too much information coming to you when you have bad weather in your area.
Who would he be talking to? Do they have a team of guys?
randyf
Strange days indeed
Rather dated video back to 2013 but it does mention some of the gear going into chase vehicle
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