THE SKYWARN NET SCRIPT FOLLOWS SEVERE STORM-SUMMER

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1 WATCH mode READ EVERY 15 MINUTES on Repeater Is the frequency in use? (to break into a conversation, use the Proword SKYWARN ) National Weather Service San Antonio/Austin. All SKYWARN spotters are requested to check their systems and backup systems at this time. Is there any priority or emergency traffic at this time? The National Weather Service has indicated that there is a THREAT for SEVERE WEATHER within the listening area of this repeater. The National Weather Service is requesting reports of the following weather events: 1. Tornadoes, funnel clouds, or rotating wall clouds 2. Hail (please give the size as compared to US coins) 3. Wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour, measured 4. Flooding of streams, creeks, or rivers out of their banks 5. Roads, or streets made impassable due to water 6. An inch or more of rain accumulation measured in rain gauge 7. Any damage by wind or lightning 8. Downed trees, large branches, or power lines 9. If YOU did not see it, don t report it. Observations not meeting SKYWARN criteria should be reported to 311 or for emergencies 911. When providing a weather observation, indicate COUNTY NAME and your LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE CLOSEST TOWN. An example might be, I'm in Bastrop County, 5 miles west of Bastrop along Highway 71. Use intersections when possible and if LAT/LON is available, use decimal degrees. PLEASE BE AS EXACT AS POSSIBLE SKYWARN is in Standby mode, and amateurs may use the repeater. Please keep transmissions short with breaks to permit severe weather reports to reach SKYWARN. Call break at anytime to provide SKYWARN reports. SKYWARN Net Control will be monitoring this repeater and will call a directed Net as required. Skywarn Script 17AUG2015.docx 1 of 5

2 Closeout National Weather Service San Antonio/Austin now closing the Net. Thank you to all participants and for the use of this repeater. This is (call sign) clear and returning this frequency to regular amateur radio use. Skywarn Script 17AUG2015.docx 2 of 5

3 WARNING mode or a watch converted to a WARNING READ EVERY 15 MINUTES, Except Blue Box, Read Initially and Every 30 Minuets. Is the frequency in use? (to break into a conversation, use the Proword SKYWARN ) National Weather Service San Antonio/Austin. The National Weather Service has indicated that SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING within the listening area of this repeater SKYWARN is currently activated as a directed Net, all reports should be directed through Net Control. Emergency or priority traffic should call BREAK at any time. Backup Net Control is (call sign). or Net Control requests Backup Net Control volunteer, please come now. Backup communication to WX5EWX is (call sign). or Net Control requests backup communication volunteer to forward reports to WX5EWX by voice, internet and . This SKYWARN Net will operate on the MHZ repeater with an input tone of HZ. The backup repeater frequency is MHZ with an input tone of HZ. A simplex frequency of MHZ will be used if required. W5TQ (CTECC) are you on this frequency? WX5EWX (NWS) are you on this frequency? Skywarn Script 17AUG2015.docx 3 of 5

4 The National Weather Service is requesting reports of the following weather events: 1. Tornadoes, funnel clouds, or rotating wall clouds 2. Hail greater than 1 dia.(please give the size as compared to US coins) 3. Wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour, measured. 4. Flooding of streams, creeks, or rivers out of their banks 5. Roads, or streets made impassable due to water 6. An inch or more of rain accumulation measured in rain gauge 7. Any damage by wind or lightning 8. Downed trees, large branches, or power lines 9. If YOU did not see it, don t report it. Observations not meeting SKYWARN criteria should be reported to 311 or for emergencies 911. When providing a weather observation, indicate COUNTY NAME and your LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE CLOSEST TOWN. An example might be, I'm in Bastrop County, 5 miles west of Bastrop along Highway 71. Use intersections when possible and if LAT/LON is available, use decimal degrees. PLEASE BE AS EXACT AS POSSIBLE We will now take check-ins from all stations, please use ITU phonetics and say THIS IS, then release your push to talk in order to listen for doubles. When you check-in to this Net, advise if you are fixed base or mobile and please stay until released Leave a pause between each transmission so stations with emergency or priority traffic can be recognized. Notify Net Control if you must leave the Net. Closeout Remember to ID Remember to VERIFY COUNT WITH BNC. National Weather Service San Antonio/Austin now closing the Net. Thank you to all participants and for the use of this repeater. This is (call sign) clear and returning this frequency to regular amateur radio use. Skywarn Script 17AUG2015.docx 4 of 5

5 Resources Contact NWS in this order: 1. Log on to NWSchat for EWX (see net control for access) 2. Submit on-line reports to: : 3. Phone for Spotters: address: DO NOT BROADCAST THIS INFORMATION SKYWARN Manual Skywarn Script 17AUG2015.docx 5 of 5

Appendix E SKYWARN NET CONTROL SCRIPTS WEATHER STATEMENT

Appendix E SKYWARN NET CONTROL SCRIPTS WEATHER STATEMENT THIS IS WX1GYX, FOR SKYWARN. ARE THERE ANY STATIONS WITH EMERGENCY OR PRIOROTY TRAFFIC? THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A < READ STATEMENT