"Check the
daily hazardous weather assessment, issued
before sunrise to give a 'heads-up'...
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ilm/forecast/text.shtml
"Watch
issuance should be followed by a phone call
to the Spotter Line 1.800.697.3901 from
whoever is involved in local net activation.
This has worked well...we can advise more
specifically about the 'window of
opportunity' for severe weather in the local
area and the need to activate the net...
"Small area or
small time -scale severe weather often
develops which is below Watch issuance
criteria, but we issue warnings all the same.
For these events, net activation is not
always done, but please know we are always
desperate for reports...
"Whoever is
running the net should accumulate information
on a log and relay fresh info via 1.800
phone, or via the Wilmington repeater to the
folks coordinating Skywarn from around
Wilmington...
"Think of
yourselves as a militia...a citizens group
with an interest in protecting their
neighbors, in this case against the effects
of severe weather..."
