I had both freqs on last evening and heard nothing (yes, antennas are still up!). Nada again this morning. -- Peter Laws / N5UWY National Weather Center / Network Operations Center University of Oklahoma / Information Technology [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------- How am I doing? Please contact my director, Craig Cochell, at [log in to unmask] with any feedback. Thank you! ------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Skaggs, Gary A. Sent: Sat 2007-01-13 06:45 To: Kim Elmore; Laws, Peter C.; [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: FW: Stand-by Alert Issued to All Oklahoma Hams But there has been plenty of traffic on 3898 and 3902 which pretty much render 3900 useless. :-( -----Original Message----- From: Kim Elmore [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:10 PM To: Laws, Peter C.; [log in to unmask] Cc: Skaggs, Gary A.; [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: FW: Stand-by Alert Issued to All Oklahoma Hams State of Oklahoma, State of Emergency, State of Confusion... I've visited them all! Kim Elmore P.S.: I've heard no HF traffic on either 3900 or 7260 and my antennas are still OK. At 09:32 PM 1/12/2007, Laws, Peter C. wrote: >State of Emergency ... > >-- >Peter Laws / N5UWY >National Weather Center / Network Operations Center >University of Oklahoma / Information Technology >[log in to unmask] > >------------------------------------------------------------- >How am I doing? Please contact my director, Craig Cochell, at >[log in to unmask] with any feedback. Thank you! >------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ARRL Web site >[<mailto:[log in to unmask]>mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Fri 2007-01-12 16:08 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Stand-by Alert Issued to All Oklahoma Hams > >The Governor of Oklahoma has declared all 77 counties in Oklahoma to be >in a state of emergency. > >Due to this declaration and the possible threat of sleet and freezing >rain, all ARES Leadership and other hams within the state of Oklahoma >should be on stand-by alert and be ready to help out. > >Hams should monitor the local repeaters and the ARES Oklahoma HF Net >for more information. > >If anyone is called out, please be careful and watch out for each >other. Do not put yourself or the team into a dangerous position. > >Oklahoma HF for emergency communication events: >3900 >7260 > > >Kevin K. Atnip -- KD5WUP >Emergency Coordinator Oklahoma Section >Home: 405-527-1616 >cell: 405-640-3126 > >Arlyn Seidel-KK5GY >Traffic Manager-Oklahoma Section >580 362 1248 > >Kevin O'Dell-N0IRW >Public Information Coordinator-Oklahoma Section >580 220 9062 > >John Thomason-WB5SYT >Section Manager-Oklahoma Section >405 326 1800 > > > >Governor Henry Declares State of Emergency > >Gov. Brad Henry today declared a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma >counties due to the winter storm affecting many areas of the state. The >declaration provides a formal mechanism for local governments to seek >reimbursement for recovery costs through the state's disaster public >assistance program should conditions warrant. > >"We're taking these actions so that the state will be in the best >possible position to respond to the storm. I would urge all Oklahomans >to exercise extreme caution if they have to venture outside," said >Gov. Henry. > >The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated due to >winter weather conditions that continue to impact areas of Oklahoma. >The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact >with emergency managers in the affected areas. > >### > >Next situation update: As necessary. >The Governor's Executive Order declaring the State of Emergency and all >Situation Updates are posted to the OEM web site, www.oem.ok.gov > > >Situation Update Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2007 -- Situation Update 1 >STATE EOC ACTIVATED >The Oklahoma State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated due >to winter weather conditions that continue to impact areas of Oklahoma. >The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact >with emergency managers in the affected areas. > >Next situation update: As necessary. >### > > >Coverage from The Daily Oklahoman: >Freezing rain hits early; Henry declares emergency > > From Staff Reports > >An arctic front carrying freezing rain, sleet and ice hit the metro >area earlier than expected this morning, and travelers are having >trouble in the worsening conditions. >The storm led Gov. Brad Henry to call a State of Emergency for all >counties at about 12:45 p.m. >"We're taking these actions so that the state will be in the best >possible position to respond to the storm. I would urge all Oklahomans >to exercise extreme caution if they have to venture outside," >Henry said in a statement released by the state's department of >emergency management. >More than 40 flights have been cancelled at Will Rogers World Airport >and Tulsa International Airport because of the icy weather. >The cold front, coming from Canada and the arctic north, slipped >beneath a warm air system coming from the Gulf of Mexico to produce an >unusual winter mix of precipitation. Sleet, or frozen rain, is being >reported in the metro. Freezing rain, which is liquid until it hits the >ground, forming a dangerous sheet of ice, is falling elsewhere in the >state and in some parts of the metro. Most of Oklahoma sits under an >ice storm warning from the National Weather Service. >Temperatures in the metro plunged overnight. At 2 a.m., it was 58 >degrees in Oklahoma City. Now, it is 26 degrees, according to the >weather service in Norman. >As the artic front moves eastward across the state, temperatures will >continue to fall. Southeast Oklahoma, where temperatures are still >hovering above freezing, is under a flash flood watch. That part of the >state saw 60-degree temperatures this morning. >The weather service expects temperatures in most of the state to remain >below freezing at least through the weekend and possibly through >Wednesday, meteorologist Jennifer Palucki said.Winds may gust to 30 >miles per hour today. >Brian Alford, spokesman for Oklahoma Gas & Electric, said no power >lines have fallen in central Oklahoma. >He said it takes about a half-inch of ice for power lines and trees to >come under serious stress. High winds complicate matters, and a >quarter-inch of ice can be problematic, he said. >The rain is expected to be sporadic and light today. It will pause >tonight and continue tomorrow. By the morning, the national weather >service expects as much as a half-inch of ice. By the end of the >weekend, the total could rise to an inch-and-a-half. >Forecasters expected the artic front to hit later than it did. Reports >yesterday indicated the precipitation would hit the metro at about 10 >a.m. >At about 10:45 a.m., the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management >called in representatives from all state agencies to prepare for >disaster. Michelann Ooten, the department's spokeswoman, said no cities >have requested emergency help yet. She expects that to start happening >later today. >Local television news stations are running live coverage of the storm, >and have been all morning. >The ABC affiliate, KOCO Channel 5, has labeled the front, Ice Storm >2007. The news station splashed the name across the top of its Web >site. KWTV News9, the CBS affiliate, is calling the event Winter Storm >2007. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >ARRL Oklahoma Section >Section Manager: Jerry J. Thomason, WB5SYT >[log in to unmask] >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is being sent to you via the ARRL Members Only Web site. >If you do not want to receive further messages, go to the site at: ><http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1>http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1 >Log in with your username and password and change your email options. >Unchecking the "News and information from your Division Director and >Section Manager" box will prevent messages such as this one from >being sent to you. >-- [log in to unmask] > > > >