FEBRUARY 15-16, 2025, SNOW EVENT SOI:
THIS WEEKENDS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BE ANOTHER SNOW TO ICE, THEN BACK TO SNOW EVENT LIKE WE EXPERIENCED EARLIER THIS WEEK.
EXPECTED SCENARIO:
SATURDAY 2/15/2025, 3-6" OF SNOW FIRST THEN FOLLOWED WITH SLEET THEN SUNDAY, RAIN. SUNDAY THE RAIN WILL END AROUND 1800E HRS. THEN CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW IN THE WEE HOURS MONDAY MORNING.
ENDLESS MOUNTAIN COUNTIES INCLUDE, BROOME, LACKAWANNA, LUZERENE, SUSQUEHANNA, WAYNE, & WYOMING
TIMES:
A NCS (NET CONTROL STATION) WILL BE TAKING SNOW EVENT REPORTS FROM SC-ARES ALONG WITH AREA SKYWARN VOLUNTEERS. REPORTS WILL BE TAKEN AT 1400E HRS AND AGAIN AT 1800E HRS SATURDAY. AT 1800E HRS. IT WILL BE DECIDED IF ANOTHER REPORT IS NESSARY FOR THIS WEATHER EVENT.
I SUGGEST THAT YOU TURN ON YOUR VHF RADIOS AT 1200E HRS (2/15/2025) AND LEAVE THE RADIOS ON TILL WE STAND DOWN LATER IN THE DAY TO MONITOR FOR EMERGIENCIES.
REPORTS WILL INCLUDE:
NAME, CALL SIGN, LOCATION, ELEVATION DEPTH OF SNOW (DEPTH DURING WEATHER EVENT) TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED, BAROMETER IN INCHES OF MERCURY IF AVAILABLE, AND ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. REPORT TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED AND THE NCS APPRECIATES TAKING THE REPORTS IN THIS ORDER OF THE TEMPLATE.
P.A.C.E. FOR THE ENDLESS MOUNTAIN WEATHER EVENT:
PRIMARY = ELK MNTN REPEATER 145.430 MHZ, -.600 MHZ OFFSET, 77.0 HZ PL*
ALTERNATE = MONTROSE REPEATER 147.375, +.600 MHZ OFFSET, 77 HZ PL*
CONTINGENCY = HF 3.898 MHZ LSB
EMERGENCY = SIGNAL (?SC-ARES? AND ?NCSRC SIGNAL GROUP?)
TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS:
* = CURRENTLY AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, ALONG WITH ELK AND MONTROSE REPEATERS, THE FORKSTON (147.210 MHZ), RED ROCK (147.000 MHZ) AND WILKES BARRE (146.460 MHZ) REPEATERS WILL BE LINKED.
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DELAWARE RIVER AREA COUNTIES INCLUDE BROOME, DELAWARE, SULLIVAN, SUSQUEHANNA, AND WAYNE
IN AN EFFORT TO BROADEN REPORTING TO BINGO-NOAA, WE WILL EXTEND GATHERING OF SNOW REPORTS TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AREA OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEWYORK.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GIVE A REPORT THE TIMES AND REPEATERS ARE AS FOLLOWS,
TIMES:
A NCS (NET CONTROL STATION) WILL BE TAKING SNOW EVENT REPORTS FROM WAYNE ARES ALONG WITH AREA SKYWARN VOLUNTEERS. REPORTS WILL BE TAKEN AT 1430E HRS AND 1830E HRS AT 1830E HRS. IT WILL BE DECIDED IF ANOTHER REPORT IS NESSARY FOR THIS WEATHER EVENT.
I SUGGEST THAT YOU TURN ON YOUR VHF RADIOS AT 1200E HRS (2/15/2025) AND LEAVE THE RADIOS ON TILL WE STAND DOWN LATER IN THE DAY TO MONITOR FOR EMERGIENCIES.
REPORTS WILL INCLUDE:
NAME, CALL SIGN, LOCATION, ELEVATION DEPTH OF SNOW (DEPTH DURING WEATHER EVENT) TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED, BAROMETER IN INCHES OF MERCURY IF AVAILABLE, AND ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. REPORT TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED AND THE NCS APPRECIATES TAKING THE REPORTS IN THIS ORDER OF THE TEMPLATE.
P.A.C.E. FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER WEATHER EVENT:
PRIMARY = EQUINUNK WAYNE 145.210 MHZ, -.600 MHZ, PL 88.5 HZ
ALTERNATE = WAYMART/FAIRVIEW MTN 147.270 MHZ, +.600 MHZ, PL 79.7 HZ
CONTINGENCY = HF 3.898 MHZ LSB
EMERGENCY = SIGNAL (?SC-ARES? AND ?NCSRC SIGNAL GROUP?)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
