Presentation: TC ARES Weather Net Refresher This May 2023 refresher presentation gives the details of Travis County ARES weather net plan first introduced in 2015.
Kimmel’s A Guide for NWS Spotters in South Central Texas – Troy Kimmel, National Weather Service staff, and others conduct annual Skywarn training each February in Austin. All hams interested in severe weather should attend this training once and preferably every year.
Travis County Weather Net Plan – The plan in outline form.
WEATHER NET OPERATOR RESOURCES:
SKYWARN Net NCS script – Net Control Stations use this script for running a weather net. Please check your version of this document as it may change from time to time. The current version of this document is dated: 2015-08-17
NWS Radar Loop KEWX – Standard radar loop for primary radar (located in New Braunfels).
NWS Watches, Warnings, and Advisories for Travis County (TXC453) – Updated every two minutes.
NWS Point Forecast Matrix EWX – Text-based five day forecast
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