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11-20-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 20, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – November 19–20, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Atmospheric River – FEMA Regions IX and X
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall – California
• Heavy Snow – California, Pacific Northwest, and Northern Plains
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-20-2024 - I heard a station send six dits, twice, for the number 5. I thought I was the only one who did that when I used my Bencher paddles.
11-20-2024 - I made contact with N0GRP at Mockingbird Hill Access State Conservation Area (US-11774) in Missouri on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-20-2024 - City of Wichita Falls: Please resurface 10th Street between Scott & Indiana. It is a teeth, bone, & vehicle jarring abomination of a travesty! Note: This is a possible exaggeration, but it is kind of rough.
11-20-2024 - I made contact with AD7N at Farmington Bay State Waterfowl Management Area (US-5955) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 356 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 157 sfu.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 70.9% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.7. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 83.5% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.3%) to determine drought stage.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 10,078 Megawatts.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - Good Morning! It's Wednesday. Our local small airports - Kickapoo (122.700 MHz) and Wichita Valley (122.800 MHz) - have been very quiet the last few days. Or, maybe I've just been away from the scanner radio when they've been talking. Other local scanning targets have been busy. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-19-2024 - The Clay County Amateur Radio Club (Henrietta) holds a weekly practice net on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM on the 146.800 MHz repeater. As far as I know, all licensed Amateur (ham) Radio operators are invited to check in. Of course, scanner radio enthusiasts can also tune in.
11-19-2024 - I drove by our new Crossroads Luxury RV Park today and saw five campers camping. Business is picking up. Before long, it'll be full.
11-19-2024 - I made contact with AB9CA at Lake Eufaula State Park (US-2789) in Oklahoma on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-19-2024 - I made contact with KR8P at Hart-Montague Trail State Park (US-1502) in Michigan on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-19-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 19, 2024v
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 18 – 19, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall / Flash Flooding – Gulf Coast
• Heavy Snow – Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-19-2024 - A few days ago, I was in the men's restroom at Walmart. I was drying my hands when a man departed a urinal and walked out without washing his hands. My hands were dry, and I walked out behind him just in time to see him retrieve his shopping cart. How many carts have you handled without wiping it down or using hand sanitizer afterward? At another store, a cashier was scanning a customer's items when he turned around and sneezed into both hands. He wiped his hands on his pants and continued scanning items. Wash or sanitize your hands before you pick up that burger! Assume that Messrs Pee Pee and Sneeze have touched everything you touch in a public setting.
11-19-2024 - 5:35 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
11-19-2024 - 5:35 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 379 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz -8 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 165 sfu.
11-19-2024 - 5:35 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 71.1% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.9. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 83.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.5%) to determine drought stage.
11-19-2024 - 5:35 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 10,569 Megawatts.
11-19-2024 - 5:35 AM - Good Morning! If you're interested in becoming a storm spotter, a National Weather Service class is usually conducted in February. Stay tuned for more info, or check the NWS website. Speaking of weather, our lake levels are creeping upward! How 'bout them Cowboys! Ha Ha Ha! My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-18-2024 - From my law enforcement consultant - Over 30 years ago, an area police officer resigned from his agency and went to work for the U.S. Border Patrol. He resigned from the Border Patrol after just a few years. He said they didn't want to work.
11-18-2024 - According to the Times Record News, Party City, located on Southwest Parkway just east of Kemp, is going out of business. I didn't know this business even existed. Being a "northside" resident, I don't visit that corner of Wichita Falls very often. There was a time when I did. There was a desolate period on the north side of town. It was before there was a Walmart on I-44, after K-Mart closed, and Sutherlands had moved to the south part of town. During those days, if you wanted a tool or any other item of importance, you had to drive to the southern part of town to get it. It was like the city didn't give a hoot about Sheppard AFB and our international visitors. If you remember the condition of Burk Road just outside the Main Gate, you know what I'm talking about. But, that's another story.
11-18-2024 - I made contact with K2JVB at Fire Island National Seashore (US-0679) in New York on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program. With this contact, I have 408 parks.
11-18-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Trade Commission - Regarding Medicare Open Enrollment Period - "Don’t give personal information to someone who contacts you unexpectedly and claims to be from Medicare. Medicare will never unexpectedly call, email, text, or message you on social media to ask for your Medicare, Social Security, or bank account numbers. They also won’t try to sell you anything or tell you to pay for your Medicare card. That’s always a scam."
11-18-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 18, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 17 – 18, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow – Pacific Northwest to Northern Rockies
• Severe Thunderstorms – Southern Plains
• Excessive Rainfall / Flash Flooding – Lower Mississippi Valley
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Remnants of Sara
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-18-2024 - 6:18 AM - The storm has passed through Wichita Falls and is heading into Clay County, where their spotters are observing. You can monitor them on 146.800 MHz on your scanner radio.
11-18-2024 - 5:00 AM AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 9am. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. High near 70. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph becoming west southwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight" Clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
11-18-2024 - 5:00 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 371 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz -2 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 146 sfu.
11-18-2024 - 5:00 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 71.0% Kemp: 98.9% Kickapoo: 69.4. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.2%) to determine drought stage.
11-18-2024 - 5:00 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 9,657 Megawatts.
11-18-2024 - 5:00 AM - Good Morning! I turned on my scanner radio to hear that the local Amateur (ham) Radio Skywarn® spotter net is active and spotters are being dispatched to observe the approaching storm. You can monitor on 146.940 MHz on your scanner radio. It looks like our lakes and watershed will benefit. My coffee is ready!