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Severe Weather is expected Thursday… this will be an excellent opportunity to check out the online chat. I just sent the latest instructions for setting that up including how to enable sounds in the chat rooms… if you have any questions just email, catch me in the rooms, IM, or call me.We have also scheduled another Chat training/Q&A on October 23rd @ 7pm, this means you need to have the chat up and running via the instructions emailed tonight to participate. Right now we only have about half the number from ALERT we were looking for so you have my permission to harass anyone that hasn’t joined it yet!! 73, Russell Thomas, KV4S ALERT MembershipSevere Weather is expected Thursday… this will be an excellent opportunity to check out the online chat. I just sent the latest instructions for setting that up including how to enable sounds in the chat rooms… if you have any questions just email, catch me in the rooms, IM, or call me.We have also scheduled another Chat training/Q&A on October 23rd @ 7pm, this means you need to have the chat up and running via the instructions emailed tonight to participate. Continue reading
From Jason Wright at the NWS….

To Our Media Family,“

The National Weather Service (NWS) Birmingham Office, along with the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency, will be hosting a Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day Press Conference at the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency’s EMA Training Room on Wednesday, October 17th at 11 am.John James, Acting Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Allen Kniphfer, Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director, and Kevin Pence, NWS Birmingham’s Science and Operations Officer, will speak.For background information concerning the Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day, please visit the NWS Birmingham’s Website at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/aware/fall_severe_awareness.php.

For questions, please contact Jason Wright, NWS Birmingham’s Warning Coordination Meteorologist at 205-664-7954 or cell: 205-287-1652.

From Jason Wright at the NWS….

To Our Media Family,“

The National Weather Service (NWS) Birmingham Office, along with the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency, will be hosting a Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day Press Conference at the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency’s EMA Training Room on Wednesday, October 17th at 11 am.John James, Acting Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Allen Kniphfer, Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director, and Kevin Pence, NWS Birmingham’s Science and Operations Officer, will speak.For background information concerning the Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day, please visit the NWS Birmingham’s Website at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/aware/fall_severe_awareness.php.

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If you haven’t tried the new spotter chatrooms you really should. “ I think that these, when fully used and populated will allow us to recieve many more good reports than we now recieve. “ Especially from our notorious “holes” to the southwest. “ So go ahead and download the software and try the“ chatrooms out. “ You will like them. Mark“ WD4NYLIf you haven’t tried the new spotter chatrooms you really should. “ I think that these, when fully used and populated will allow us to recieve many more good reports than we now recieve. “ Especially from our notorious “holes” to the southwest. “ So go ahead and download the software and try the“ chatrooms out. “ You will like them. Mark“ WD4NYL Continue reading

As discussed last night we will have a special meeting Tuesday October 16th, 2007 to give training/answer question about the new chat.

Darone has also mentioned he will be setting up a buddy group for us so we will automatically have each other in our buddy list without having to add each other.

We will also be provided an alert only chat conference… details about how to join will be sent later when the room is setup.

73,

Russell Thomas, KV4S

ALERT Membership

The ALabama Emergency Response Team

As discussed last night we will have a special meeting Tuesday October 16th, 2007 to give training/answer question about the new chat.

Darone has also mentioned he will be setting up a buddy group for us so we will automatically have each other in our buddy list without having to add each other.

We will also be provided an alert only chat conference… details about how to join will be sent later when the room is setup.

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ALERT / National Weather Service Birmingham Coverage Area

  • ALERT covers the BMX county warning area. Presently, this includes: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston