The National Weather Service has started an experimental program for submitting storm reports via Twitter!
Details can be found here.
GeoTagging (more from Twitter) is the act of associating geographical information with something, and Twitter has recently added the capability GeoTagging individual Tweets. This allows the NWS to correlate each Tweet to your location when it was sent. This capability will help to enhance and increase timely & accurate online weather reporting and communications between the public and their local weather forecast offices.If Geotagging is available on your 3rd party Twitter application:If Geotagging is NOT available on your 3rd party Twitter application:
- First make sure geotagging is turned on for your 3rd party Twitter app.
- Second make sure geotagging is turned on for your twitter account page.
- Through the web page: http://twitter.com/account/settings
- From your mobile device: http://twitter.com/account/settings/geo
- Now Submit your Tweet report via your 3rd party app in the following format: #wxreport <your signifcant weather report>
- Log in to your twitter account via the web or mobile device.
- Submit your Tweet report in the following format: Continue reading
NEW 1 Inch Hail Criteria
On January 4th, 2010, at 6:01 pm, all National Weather Service forecast offices will operationally change the minimum hail size criterion used to issue severe thunderstorm warnings from 3/4 inch (penny sized) diameter or larger hail to 1 inch (quarter sized) diameter or larger.
No change is being made to the severe thunderstorm warning criterion of wind gusts equal to or in excess of 58 miles per hour.
For more details see http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=oneinchhail
Mark / WD4NYL
President of ALERT
Special Thanks to "Just" John Miller – KI4VVM for the following email:
“Thanks Jim and all the rest at the National Weather Service for the great fish fry and fellowship. The Alabama Emergency Response Team is grateful for the NWS showing their appreciation by giving us a good old fashion fish fry with all the trimmings.
Thanks again to the NWS for honoring us ,but most of all thank you for all you do as well.”
Special Thanks to "Just" John Miller – KI4VVM for the following email:
Continue reading“Thanks Jim and all the rest at the National Weather Service for the great fish fry and fellowship. The Alabama Emergency Response Team is grateful for the NWS showing their appreciation by giving us a good old fashion fish fry with all the trimmings.
Thanks again to the NWS for honoring us ,but most of all thank you for all you do as well.”
Sorry for the late post busy Friday and Saturday with all the stormy weather.
The National Weather Service is hosting an open house today from 10am – 5pm CST.
ALERT will be at the Birmingham office answering questions about us and our Amateur Radio Station that is setup in their office. Come by and say hello!!Sorry for the late post busy Friday and Saturday with all the stormy weather.
The National Weather Service is hosting an open house today from 10am – 5pm CST.
ALERT will be at the Birmingham office answering questions about us and our Amateur Radio Station that is setup in their office. Come by and say hello!! Continue reading
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