ALERT - What's New!

New Officers For ALERT Elections to be held at June 11th Meeting
Latest Callout: Friday, May 17, 2002 Responders: Chuck Arthur- KF4SSX Les Rayburn - N1LF Howard Moss - KC4QJA Thanks to all these people for working this event! See Callout History page for more details and statistics of event	ALERT Activation
New Officers For ALERT Information on new ALERT Officers
Storm Spotter Training Information and pictures from the training on March 10th
*National Weather Service LIVE* Radar** Now Online - FREE Live, up-to-the-minute radar from any site in the country
*NWS ALERT Ham station move* Information and pictures from the work party
*December 16, 2000 Tuscaloosa Tornado Information* Includes an interview with Tuscaloosa Hams, first reports of the tragedy, TARC amateur radio audio, tornado video and much more.
*ALERT/NAS/NWS Booth at The Huntsville Hamfest* Members of ALERT, the National Weather Service and North Alabama Skywarn(NAS) jointly sponsored a booth during the August 19th Huntsville Hamfest. Featuring materials from both groups, the NWS and the EMWIN satellite system, the booth was a great success. The EMWIN system provided real-time satellite imagery, tropical warnings and other weather data. Interest was high among hams, weather enthusiasts and the general public. For scenes of the ALERT/NAS/NWS Booth, click here!
*ALERT/NWS Booth at BirmingHAMfest* In a first ever move, members of ALERT and the National Weather Service jointly sponsored a table during the May 6th BirmingHAMFest, featuring materials on both groups as well as an EMWIN satellite system. The EMWIN system provided satellite pictures, warnings and other data feeding live into the Hamfest using a satellite downlink. For more scenes of the ALERT/NWS Booth, click here!
*Severe storms make weather radios rare* If you have a weather radio that sounds an alarm when a severe weather warning is issued for your area, consider yourself lucky. If you're trying to find one to buy, good luck. You'll need it.
*Documents by email* The new ALERT post office can deliver files directly to your email box. Whenever you see as you visit this site, that means a relevant document is available!
*How much do you know about Alabama weather?* Try this fun interactive quiz! (requires a JavaScript enabled browser)
*Coverage of the April 8, 1998 tornado.* Includes an interview with Brian Peters of the National Weather Service, first reports of the tragedy, information on the Fujita scale, tornado safety tips, an interactive tornado quiz, SKYWARN amateur radio audio, plus much more.