VoIP Hurricane Net

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The following are VoIP Hurricane Net Activation Reports for Sunday 10/20/24 and the previous report for 10/19/24. The total number of reports for both days of activations are 24 reports with 70 volunteer hours generated. The reports for each individual activation are listed below:

VoIP Hurricane Net Activation Report – Hurricane Oscar for the Sunday 10/20/24:

On Sunday 10/20/24, Oscar made landfall late Sunday Afternoon in Eastern Cuba after making a landfall earlier in the day on Grand Inagua Island Bahamas. These areas are quite rural and Cuba has been dealing with a nationwide power outage over the last few days unrelated to the hurricane. While no direct Amateur Radio contact was made, utilizing online resources via social media, reports of wind damage, coastal storm surge and rain related flooding reports were received via these means along with limited weather station reporting. A total of 15 reports meeting criteria to submit to WX4NHC and 40 volunteer hours were generated during this activation. Special thanks to AE4WX-Mark, KK7AHR-George and KC5FM-Lloyd for their support during this activation. The report viewer link below shows the reports handled during this period:

https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

VoIP Hurricane Net Activation Report – Hurricane Oscar for the Saturday 10/19/24:

On Saturday 10/19/24, Oscar formed and rapidly intensified to a small but potent hurricane. This development resulted in a rapid activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center and the Hurricane Watch Net shortly before 3 PM EDT lasting through 10 PM EDT on Saturday 10/19/24. While no direct Amateur Radio contact with the affected area was obtained, a couple of online weather stations reported strong tropical storm force conditions before the stations were knocked offline. One of those reports were utilized in the Saturday 10/19/24 800 PM intermediate advisory. The maximum wind gust reported was 60 MPH in South Caicos Island in the Turks and Caicos Island chain. Many thanks to AE4WX-Mark, KK7AHR-George and KC5FM-Lloyd who were available to run the net and monitor activity. Approximately 30 hours of volunteer time was logged with a total of 9 reports of reporting criteria sent into WX4NHC. The complete list of reports can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

At this time, Oscar is expected to remain below hurricane strength as it turns Northeast through the Bahamas and becomes absorbed in a frontal boundary. That said, as we saw this weekend, Oscar has had surprises in terms of intensity and we will monitor the progress of Oscar and any other developments in the Tropics closely. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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**This post contains a post activation report for Hurricane Oscar and impacts to the Turks & Caicos Islands from Saturday 10/19/24 and the activation notice for the VoIP Hurricane Net for Hurricane Oscar and impacts to Eastern Cuba for Sunday Afternoon and Evening.**
**The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 1 PM EDT Sunday Afternoon through 8 PM Sunday Evening for Hurricane Oscar and impacts to Eastern Cuba. The net, on *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system and other VoIP radio systems via the KC5FM-R node is supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida.**
**WX4NHC will also be active with their Amateur Radio Station as well during this timeframe.**

VoIP Hurricane Net Activation Report – Hurricane Oscar for the Saturday 10/19/24:

On Saturday 10/19/24, Oscar formed and rapidly intensified to a small but potent hurricane. This development resulted in a rapid activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center and the Hurricane Watch Net shortly before 3 PM EDT lasting through 10 PM EDT on Saturday 10/19/24. While no direct Amateur Radio contact with the affected area was obtained, a couple of online weather stations reported strong tropical storm force conditions before the stations were knocked offline. One of those reports were utilized in the Saturday 10/19/24 800 PM intermediate advisory. The maximum wind gust reported was 60 MPH in South Caicos Island in the Turks and Caicos Island chain. Many thanks to AE4WX-Mark, KK7AHR-George and KC5FM-Lloyd who were available to run the net and monitor activity. Approximately 30 hours of volunteer time was logged with a total of 9 reports of reporting criteria sent into WX4NHC. The complete list of reports can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

Here are the VoIP Hurricane Net Plans for Hurricane Oscar as of Sunday 10/20/24 at 910 AM EDT:

The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 1 PM EDT Sunday Afternoon through 8 PM Sunday Evening for Hurricane Oscar and impacts to Eastern Cuba. The net, on *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system and other VoIP radio systems via the KC5FM-R node is supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida.

Any Amateur Radio Operators in the affected area of Oscar or with relays into the affected area of Oscar are asked to provide surface and damage reports into the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center. We appreciate any and all support from Amateur Operators in the affected area or Amateur Operators with relays into the affected area. We are looking for reports based on the National Weather Service SKYWARN Reporting criteria. This can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net web site at the following link:
https://voipwx.net/voip-hurricane-net-reporting-criteria

Any pictures or videos of wind damage, river/stream/urban/storm surge flooding etc. can be sent to our voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds or the following email address: pics@nsradio.org and credit will be given to the Amateur Radio Operator, weather spotter or individual that took the photos and media and be shared with the Amateur Radio team at the National Hurricane Center and other agencies and outlets.

Advisories on Oscar can be seen off of the Atlantic Tropical Products menu selection on the voipwxnet web site, via our Facebook and Twitter feeds, and off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Reports as obtained via the VoIP Hurricane Net from Amateur Radio Operators in the affected area, relays from the affected area or from APRS/CWOP Weather Station feeds and other social media outlets can be found at the following link:
https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

APRS, Winlink, AllStar, Hamshack Hotline resources that can be monitored are as follows:
APRS kc5fm-9
Winlink KC5FM
Allstar 28848
Echolink KC5FM-R 906281
Hamshack Hotline 94032
DMR TGIF 31207
P25 31207
DSTAR XLXOKL C
Yaesu Fusion 31207
M17-SUN module A

Stations outside the affected area that do not have relays into the affected area who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes and can connect on either Echolink or IRLP:
*NEW-ENG3* Echolink conference node: 9123/IRLP 9123
*SKY_GATE* Echolink conference node: 868981/IRLP 9252
*KC4QLP-C* Echolink conference node: 290251
*ARERT* Echolink conference node: 902723 (Also bridged to Allstar on Node 273660 and on the YCS311 C4FM Server at http://c4fm.mntrbo.net ID:74)
*FLORIDA* Echolink conference node: 3082

These streaming audio feeds should be available. Those streaming audio feeds are as follows:
Streaming feed 1: http://74.208.24.77:8000 -Provided by KC4QLP-Bob Carter
Streaming feed 2: http://radio.arert.net:8000/ARERT -Provided by the ARERT conference owners and sysops
Streaming feed 3: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/38868 -Provided by the ARERT conference owners and sysops

Video streams will be provided by ARERT if they find video feeds from the affected area and will have audio from the hurricane net on it. Those streams are below:
Video stream feed 1: https://www.twitch.tv/pp93news
Video stream feed 2: https://dlive.tv/ARERT
Special thanks to N0VZC-Mike Norrbom and the ARERT sysops for their support of these feeds.

Please note that there could be additional listen only nodes and streaming feeds. If time allows, this info will be updated via the voipwxnet web site and social media feeds.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team continues to closely watch Hurricane Oscar. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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Here is an Atlantic Tropical Update for Saturday 10/19/24 at 1100 AM EDT:

Tropical Storm Oscar has now formed east of the Turks & Caicos Islands with Tropical Storm Warnings now in effect for the Turks & Caicos Islands and the Southeastern Bahamas with Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings for portions of Eastern Cuba. At this time, Oscar is not expected to reach hurricane strength but is a small tropical cyclone which could be subject to more rapid fluctuations in intensity up or down so Oscar will be monitored closely. Advisories on Oscar can be seen on the voipwx.net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products via our Facebook and X feeds and via the NHC web site at the following link:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Tropical Storm Nadine will be making landfall in Belize as a tropical storm later in the next few hours. Tropical Storm force conditions are occurring in San Pedro Belize and a couple reports from online weather stations have been submitted to NHC with a high wind gust of 62 MPH recorded in San Pedro Belize. Nadine will continue to cause flooding from heavy rainfall and some wind damage with some coastal storm surge flooding in portions of Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Nadine is still not expected to reach hurricane strength so VoIP Hurricane Net Activation is not anticipated. We will continue to monitor the progress of Nadine. Advisories on Nadine can be seen on the voipwx.net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products via our Facebook and X feeds and via the NHC web site at the following link:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net management team will closely monitor development in the Atlantic Tropics and will update these systems tonight at 8 PM EDT on the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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Here is an Atlantic Tropical Update for Saturday 10/19/24 at 925 AM EDT:

Tropical Storm Nadine has formed in the Western Caribbean Sea and will be making landfall in Belize as a tropical storm later today. Nadine will cause flooding from heavy rainfall and some wind damage with some coastal storm surge flooding in portions of Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Nadine will not reach hurricane strength so VoIP Hurricane Net Activation is not anticipated. We will continue to monitor the progress of Nadine. Advisories on Nadine can be seen on the voipwx.net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products via our Facebook and X feeds and via the NHC web site at the following link:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

A low pressure system 100 miles east of the Turks and Caicos Islands now has a 90% chance of development into a tropical depression or tropical storm and advisories could be initiated as soon as later today. This system will be monitored closely over the next few days.

The VoIP Hurricane Net management team will closely monitor development in the Atlantic Tropics and will update these systems tonight at 8 PM EDT on the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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The VoIP Hurricane Net activation for Major Hurricane Milton secured on Thursday 10/10/24 at 1100 AM EDT. Informal system monitoring will occur through Thursday Evening. Also, a reminder that due to the lengthy and overnight activation of the VOIP Hurricane Net for Major Hurricane Milton, the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for Saturday 10/12/24 is canceled.

We wish to thank the reporting stations and our net controls for their support during this activation that spanned 22 hours. Thanks to AE4WX-Mark, KC5FM-Lloyd, N1YLQ-Sparky, KK7AHR-George, WX9VOR-Debby for their efforts during this activation. It is estimated that over 150 volunteer hours were completed by the net including preparatory activation plans and this activation closure message. We also wish to thank all the sysops of listen only conferences and nodes that were on the system.

Using the VoIP Hurricane Net approach of Amateur Radio reporting stations on the net, social media monitoring, public safety and online weather station monitoring, 120 reports meeting the SKYWARN reporting criteria were passed on the net. Over 3.3 million are without power in the state of Florida. The net received dozens of reports of hurricane force wind conditions with the highest wind gust recorded from a Davis weather station of 109 MPH in Bradenton FL. Numerous reports of tornadoes including some large tornadoes were received by the net via various means as well. The first reports of the roof being blown off Tropicana Field in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg FL area, which was being used to house power company relief resources, was received via Amateur Radio on our net by various means including direct Amateur Radio reporting. Other structural damage, wind damage, flooding from both heavy rainfall and coastal storm surge flooding were received by various means from the net. A listing of all reports that were received can be seen via the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

We wish the Amateur Radio Operators and the residents well and keep them in our thoughts and prayers with their response and recovery efforts. We appreciate everyone’s support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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**The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 1 PM EDT Wednesday Afternoon through Early Thursday Afternoon for Major Hurricane Milton and impacts to Florida during this timeframe. The net, on *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system and other VoIP radio systems via the KC5FM-R node is supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida.**
**WX4NHC will also be active with their Amateur Radio Station as well during this timeframe.**
**The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for Saturday 10/12/24 Will Be Canceled Due to Net Activation that will span overnight hours Wednesday Evening into Thursday Morning and the potentially long duration of the net activation.**

Here are the VoIP Hurricane Net Plans for Major Hurricane Milton as of Tuesday 10/8/24 at 410 PM EDT:

The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 1 PM EDT Wednesday Afternoon through Early Thursday Afternoon for Major Hurricane Milton and impacts to Florida during this timeframe. The net, on *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system and other VoIP radio systems via the KC5FM-R node is supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida. WX4NHC will also be active with their Amateur Radio Station as well during this timeframe. The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for Saturday 10/12/24 Will Be Canceled Due to Net Activation that will span overnight hours Wednesday Evening into Thursday Morning and the potentially long duration of the net activation.

Any Amateur Radio Operators in the affected area of Milton or with relays into the affected area of Milton are asked to provide surface and damage reports into the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center. We appreciate any and all support from Amateur Operators in the affected area or Amateur Operators with relays into the affected area. We are looking for reports based on the National Weather Service SKYWARN Reporting criteria. This can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net web site at the following link:
https://voipwx.net/voip-hurricane-net-reporting-criteria

Any pictures or videos of wind damage, river/stream/urban/storm surge flooding etc. can be sent to our voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds or the following email address: pics@nsradio.org and credit will be given to the Amateur Radio Operator, weather spotter or individual that took the photos and media and be shared with the Amateur Radio team at the National Hurricane Center and other agencies and outlets.

Advisories on Milton can be seen off of the Atlantic Tropical Products menu selection on the voipwxnet web site, via our Facebook and Twitter feeds, and off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Reports as obtained via the VoIP Hurricane Net from Amateur Radio Operators in the affected area, relays from the affected area or from APRS/CWOP Weather Station feeds and other social media outlets can be found at the following link:
https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

APRS, Winlink, AllStar, Hamshack Hotline resources that can be monitored are as follows:
APRS kc5fm-9
Winlink KC5FM
Allstar 28848
Echolink KC5FM-R 906281
Hamshack Hotline 94032
DMR TGIF 31207
P25 31207
DSTAR XLXOKL C
Yaesu Fusion 31207
M17-SUN module A

Stations outside the affected area that do not have relays into the affected area who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes and can connect on either Echolink or IRLP:
*NEW-ENG3* Echolink conference node: 9123/IRLP 9123
*SKY_GATE* Echolink conference node: 868981/IRLP 9252
*KC4QLP-C* Echolink conference node: 290251
*ARERT* Echolink conference node: 902723 (Also bridged to Allstar on Node 273660 and on the YCS311 C4FM Server at http://c4fm.mntrbo.net ID:74)
*FLORIDA* Echolink conference node: 3082

These streaming audio feeds should be available. Those streaming audio feeds are as follows:
Streaming feed 1: http://74.208.24.77:8000 -Provided by KC4QLP-Bob Carter
Streaming feed 2: http://radio.arert.net:8000/ARERT -Provided by the ARERT conference owners and sysops
Streaming feed 3: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/38868 -Provided by the ARERT conference owners and sysops

Video streams will be provided by ARERT if they find video feeds from the affected area and will have audio from the hurricane net on it. Those streams are below:
Video stream feed 1: https://www.twitch.tv/pp93news
Video stream feed 2: https://dlive.tv/ARERT
Special thanks to N0VZC-Mike Norrbom and the ARERT sysops for their support of these feeds.

Please note that there could be additional listen only nodes and streaming feeds. If time allows, this info will be updated via the voipwxnet web site and social media feeds.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team continues to closely watch major Hurricane Milton. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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Tropical Depression (TD) 14 is now Tropical Storm Milton in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to intensify into Hurricane Milton and threaten Florida Late Tuesday into Thursday Morning as a major hurricane with VoIP Hurricane Net activation likely. Advisories on Milton can be seen off the main menu of the VoIP Hurricane Net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products, via our voipwxnet Facebook and X feeds and via the National Hurricane Center (NHC) web site at the following link:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Residents and Amateur Radio Operators along the west coast of Florida through the Florida Keys should prepare for a major hurricane strike now for the late Tuesday into Thursday Morning timeframe. Any Amateur Radio Operators in the affected area who can connect to our hurricane net during this potential event would be helpful to give surface reports to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, as needed. Amateur Radio Operators who have relays into people that live in the affected area and can gather surface reports will also be helpful. Activation plans for this system will likely be posted early next week for a middle of next week Hurricane Net Activation.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Milton and any other systems threatening land in the Atlantic Tropics. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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Tropical Depression (TD) 14 forms in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to intensify into Hurricane Milton and threaten Florida mid-next week with VoIP Hurricane Net activation likely. Advisories on TD 14 can be seen off the main menu of the VoIP Hurricane Net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products, via our voipwxnet Facebook and X feeds and via the National Hurricane Center (NHC) web site at the following link:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Residents and Amateur Radio Operators along the west coast of Florida through the Florida Keys should prepare for a hurricane strike now for the middle of next week. Any Amateur Radio Operators in the affected area who can connect to our hurricane net during this potential event would be helpful to give surface reports to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, as needed. Amateur Radio Operators who have relays into people that live in the affected area and can gather surface reports will also be helpful. Activation plans for this system will likely be posted early next week for a middle of next week Hurricane Net Activation.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of TD 14 and any other systems threatening land in the Atlantic Tropics. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

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The VoIP Hurricane Net secured formal activation for Hurricane Helene on Friday AM 9/27/24 at 500 AM EDT/900 UTC. The net was active for 19 continuous hours of operation. Special thanks to KC5FM-Lloyd, AE4WX-Mark and N1YLQ-Sparky for their Net Control support during this net activation with approximately 80 volunteer hours logged. A total of 88 reports were submitted from the affected area into WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center through Amateur Radio Operators, personal/online weather stations, social media, public safety and other sources. Some of the wind gusts recorded by our net were 103 MPH at Alligator Point, FL, 101 MPH at Wallkula High School in Crawfordville FL, 99 MPH at Dowling Park, FL, Perry FL ASOS 99 MPH, 99 MPH Jennings FL, 96 MPH Gust at Lowndes County Utility Grassypond, 94 MPH in Jasper FL, 82 MPH Gust in Mayo FL, 81 MPH Montgomery GA and 77 MPH in Midway GA. Higher sustained wind speeds and wind gusts likely occurred but the hurricane core tracked through an area with no coastal weather stations at the landfall point. Over 3 million people are without power in an area from Florida to Georgia to South Carolina to North Carolina at the time this message was written. A complete list of the reports received can be seen at the following link:

https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

We would like to thank N5OZG-Joe Glorioso, a long time VoIP Hurricane Net supporter, for assisting with getting the Georgia Echolink conference connected to our net as the Hams on that conference provided numerous reports for our net. We also thank all the stations who supported on the net with reports and connections to the affected area of Hurricane Helene. We wish those severely impacted by this hurricane a speedy recovery and we will keep them in our prayers.

While we have Hurricane Issac in the open Atlantic Ocean and another area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic with a high chance of development, no other land area is expected to be impacted by a tropical system over the next several days. The VoIP Hurricane Net management team will closely monitor the progress of Issac and any other development in the Tropics. The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for Saturday 9/28/24 is canceled due to extended activation for Helene. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for VoIP Hurricane Net