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07-04-2025 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It's Independence Day. The big question for me is whether or not a nearby neighbor will unleash Fireworks Hell tonight. I'm sure all the area pets will be happier if he does not, but only time will tell. There is rain in the forecast, but probably not enough to cancel his show. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
07-04-2025 - 6:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
07-04-2025 - 6:15 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 98.4% Kemp: 100% Kickapoo: 100%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 99.3% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (99.2%) to determine drought stage.
07-04-2025 - 6:15 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 10,103 Megawatts.
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07-04-2025 - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Sun Jul 6 5:17 AM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 17°, Appears: 10° above NNW, Disappears: 10 ENE. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications.
07-04-2025 - Do you remember the S&H Green Stamps redemption center at 1612 9th Street? Many stores handed out Green Stamps with every purchase. You pasted them in a book, and you could trade them for products at the redemption center. S& H stood for Sperry & Hutchinson. According to Wikipedia, S&H operated from 1896 until the late 1980s.
07-04-2025 - In the area that is now a city bus stop just outside the Sheppard Air Force Base Main Gate were apartments, a service station, a hotel, and other businesses. One of those businesses was a Wacker's discount or "five & dime" store. Back in the mid-1960s, a kid selected a slingshot and took it to the cashier. The slingshot had no price tag, and the young female cashier held it up and yelled, "Hey Joe, how much is this n****r shooter?" Wackers closed, and Second Hand Sports became the new occupant. Do you remember them?
07-04-2025 - FEMA National Watch Center - National Current Ops / Monitoring – July 3–4, 2025
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents/operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Northern Plains and Upper Midwest
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley, and central Texas
• Severe Thunderstorms – Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions
• Fire Weather – Central Great Basin
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Med (60%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: High (80%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – Oklahoma
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
07-04-2025 - 10:15 AM - There are a handful of Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® stations on the POTA spotter page, but I'm unable to hear any of them. I'm looking for stations on 20 meters working Morse code only, by the way. Spinning the dial, I found one not listed, but he's too weak to try right now. Maybe later. For now, it's back to the CB Radio.