SUMTER COUNTY
Amateur Radio Emergency Services Association (ARES)

 SKYWARN NETS



 

Scheduled SKYWARN Nets (Weekly)

Local (Summerfield Repeater, north end of county)  Sunday 2030    147.030  +  PL 123.0

Ruskin Regional NET- (NI4CE15-County)            Tuesday 2100     443.450  +  PL 100.0

Scheduled SKYWARN Net Scripts (.doc), update April 2018

SKYWARN Emergency Weather Scripts (.doc), update Aug 2017

This script is typically activated by a weather warning from the weather radio where the first person getting to the weather frequency starts the net and takes attendance.  Following check-ins, there is a report on the weather conditions and monitoring for individual reports of local conditions.

Spotter Quick Reference Guide (Tampa Bay Area)

Call us at 800-282-1228 or use your SpotterNetwork connection anytime you see:

  • Tornadoes, waterspouts, funnel clouds

  • Any size hail, severe hail is the size of a quarter or larger

  • Damaging winds or winds approaching 45 MPH (severe wind is 58 MPH)

  • Heavy Rain (2" in one hour or 4" on one day)

  • Significant urban or small stream flooding (e.g. stalled cars in water)

  • Any damage that seems weather related, even a day or two later.

In the call, provide you Spotter ID or FCC Call Sign and use the TEL method (Time, Event, Location).

Tools that are used during Emergency Nets

Lightning

1. Lightning Strikes (http://lightningmaps.org) Show location of lightning strike and ages the strike. 

 

Radar

1. Weather Radar (http://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/USFL-372:1:US)

2. Cell phone - MyRadar  The radar should show polygons of various watches and warning.  Click on to get the details in pop-up window.  Details will include expiration times.

 

Wind Speed and Direction, Rain - Fire and Police seek shelter at 45 mph

1. apris.fi and add a local address in the the right side Address box.  Increase the size of the window and there are several weather stations within The Villages.  Click on one to see details.

2. South Sumter High Weather Station (sumter.weatherstem.com/sshs)

3. Lady Lake (http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:32158.1.9999?sp=KFLLADY_19&utm_source=HomeCard&utm_content=Button&cm_ven=HomeCardButton

 

Flooding on the Withlacoochee River

1. Withlacoochee River (water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=tbw or =crmf1 or =hldf1) Clip on dot to find water level.

   Triby == TRBF

   Croom = CRMF1

   Holder = HLDF1

 

 

 

 

 Last Update:  06/28/2018    © Copyright Sumter County ARES. All Rights Reserved.