Navigation
Archives
June 2008 Newsletter
Published June 1, 2008 | By WD4NYL
ALERT NEWSLETTER — June 2008 Vol. 1 No. 12
Hi Everyone,
June has arrived & with its arrival begins the North Atlantic Hurricane Season, which will last until the end of November.
To help celebrate the arrival we already have Tropical Depression Arthur, which is inland over Mexico & dissipating. Arthur was originally an East Pacific storm named Alma, but, passed over Central America into the Caribbean, and reformed, regendered & was renamed.
It reminds me of a few years ago a storm formed in the Eastern Atlantic, crossed the Caribbean & struck Central America. It reformed off the Pacific side & was renamed. It continued westward passing south of Hawaii & crossed the International Date Line & was renamed again & finally dissipated off shores of Malaysia.
I was disappointed. I wanted it to cross the Malay Peninsula & enter the Bay of Bengal & regenerate. Then it would have had the distinction of being a hurricane, a typhoon & a tropical cyclone. As it is it crossed two thirds of the Earth’s surface. Not a wimpy feat, in my book.
Ot Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on X (Opens in new window) X
- Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
- Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
- Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- More
Posted in ALERT Newsletter | Leave a comment
May 2008 Newsletter
Published May 2, 2008 | By WD4NYL
ALERT NEWSLETTER — May 2008 Vol. 1 No. 11
Hi Everyone,
May has arrived & we know what May is….
It’s BirmingHamfest Month!
ALERT will have a booth there. I’ll be there. And, you better had be there too.
I remember my first hamfest back in 1978. I was a Novice & didn’t know really what to expect.
But, what I found was a young ham’s version of The Promised Land. I had never seen so many toys, gizmos & equipment. Flashing blinking lights. I like flashing blinking lights. I was broke, of course, as usual…as today…but that didn’t matter. I could touch the stuff anyway.
And, so many hams. Some not very pretty, but, hams none-the-less.
I passed my Technician test that hamfest. I was trying for my General, but my code was mushy, so the Technician was the consolation prize.
But, I loved it.
There is a Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on X (Opens in new window) X
- Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
- Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
- Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- More
Posted in ALERT Newsletter, Amateur Radio | Leave a comment
April 2008 Newsletter
Published April 1, 2008 | By WD4NYL
ALERT NEWSLETTER — April 2008 Vol. 1 No. 10http://www.alert-alabama.org
Remembering April 8, 1998
It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the night of the F5 tornado that ripped through Western Jefferson County. I remember it as if it were yesterday. I was with my family that night. Dad was sick & I was helping Mom out.
I remember the storm in Tuscaloosa County & the damage reports coming in.
I remember as it crossed the Warrior River & Mom asking me “It’s heading for us isn’t it?” & me saying “Yes”.
I remember hearing reports of damage in Oak Grove & Sylvan Springs & as it scraped Pleasant Grove, hearing on the scanner the Fairfield Police saying, “it’s on the border of Wylam & Fairfield” & me thinking “that’s us”.
I remember going outside as it neared & hearing — nothing. Silence quieter than death. Almost like my ears were plugged, that silent. And, the unceasing lightning — like a florescent bulb going bad. Lightning all around me, but not a sound to be heard.
And, then the roar. A faintr Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on X (Opens in new window) X
- Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
- Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
- Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- More
Posted in ALERT Newsletter | 4 Comments
March 2008 Newsletter
Published March 2, 2008 | By WD4NYL
ALERT NEWSLETTER — March 2008 Vol. 1 No. 9http://www.alert-alabama.orgHi everyone,March has arrived, and with its arrival we enter into the peak of the spring tornado season.
Are you ready?
Can you receive weather warnings? At home? At work? On the road? Even with a power outage?
Where can you hide? Again at home, at work or on the road.
And, if a tornado strikes near you, do you know what to do?
These are questions that need to be asked and resolved. You and your family’s life depend on it.
At ALERT we respond to the NWS to take storm reports. But, our primary responsibility is to take care of ourselves, our families and then our community.
Take time to learn about disaster preparedness. Think about what you will do if “it” happens to you. And, educate your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors as to what to do and why they should prepare also. Even if they might not want to listen.
Little Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on X (Opens in new window) X
- Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
- Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
- Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- More
Posted in ALERT Newsletter, Amateur Radio | Leave a comment
ALERT / National Weather Service Birmingham Coverage Area
|
|
|