[arrl-odv:21150] [BergenSkywarn] GOES Satellite view of storm to use today
For those of you who are not on the East Coast and are not affected by Sandy, here's a nice view from the GOES Satellite of today's approaching storm. Keep in mind this is only usable during the daylight hours. http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/satellite/displaySat.php?region=BWI&isi ngle=mult_big&itype=vis -- Update from Bergen County - today most businesses are closed, towns closed, except for emergency personnel and first responders - yes, even my business shut down - you can't build cell sites in the wind-driven rain - HIHI! We have one Shelter that just opened at Community College 3 miles from here - they are on the air. Localized flooding is occurring from storm surge down along the shore line from Sandy Hook, NJ to Atlantic City, NJ. Also being hard hit with storm surge is the battery park area of NY and all of lower New York City. Winds here are sustained at 35 to 40 MPH right now, with higher gusts to 70 MPH. Rain is occurring in some areas, not all. Trees are being taken down by sustaining winds and high gusts. Power outages are sporadic at this time. There are bands of light to heavy rain entering into our area now. Locally - Shelters are open throughout the Bergen County, Passaic County, Morris County areas, as well as other areas and are manned with Amateur Radio Operators. A call-out for equipment and operators is slow to bring much needed help. **Note for Mike Corey, we could have used a few GO Boxes from Headquarters here in the NNJ area. We have folks who would have been willing to drive to Newington to secure items needed. Coordination between NNJ and SNJ - both SM's and SEC's is excellent, as always. Both have been working together to support shelter operations and to help with Served Agency requests - mainly from Red Cross for operators. Right now we are monitoring communications from NWS - UPTON LI, NY, as well as NWS - MT Holly, NJ - Southern NJ. Also the radio room is alive with scanners and VHF/UHF radios covering communications from all over the NNJ Section. HF radio is also being used by many Shelters and EOC's. So we are ON THE AIR and ready! Thank you all for your prayers and well-wishes. 73, Joyce KA2ANF
Joyce Stay safe. As to GoKits, it has been our position that almost all of them should be prepositioned across known disaster/impact zones, because when the East Coast gets hit, access to Newington is lost. Equipment that can't move is not equipment --- it is junk. Hoarding emergency supplies in one location is simply poor operational planning. We have money to upgrade/modify the existing kits (some of them were not complete at last inspection) and money to purchase new HF or VHF/UHF equipment to create new kits, if need be. People have donated money for this purpose and it is a sin to sit on the money --- it will not hatch and at a 1% maximum return it is better used to provision our ARES operation for the future. If we need more money, then we need to raise it. We have Members and industry sources that will assist. The issue of the GoKits can be addressed after we dig out from underneath Sandy, but it is time this issue should be resolved. We either are an EmComm resource with an ability to respond or we are poseurs. 73 *--------------------------------------------------------------------* ** John Robert Stratton N5AUS West Gulf Division Vice Director West Gulf Division Legislative Action Chair Office telephone: 512-445-6262 Cell: 512-426-2028 PO Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *-------------------------------------------------------------------* On 10/29/12 11:19 AM, Joyce Birmingham wrote:
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