Extratropical Noel Slams Eastern New England and Nova Scotia
Hello to all….
Extratropical Noel slammed Eastern New England Saturday and continues to slam Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Canada. Hurricane force wind gusts occurred on Cape Cod and Nantucket island with an 89 MPH measured wind gust reported in Barnstable, Massachusetts by Frank-WQ1O before the wind instrument was blown off the tower and destroyed. A 92 MPH measured gust was recorded on Nantucket Island. SKYWARN was active with Operations at NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Station, WX1BOX, from 7 AM EDT through 11 PM EDT, which was a total of 16 hours. Cape Cod ARES had a call-up at 8 PM Friday Evening and was active from 930 AM Saturday through 1230 AM Sunday. Wind damage was recorded as far west as Northeast Connecticut and through much of Southeast Massachusetts through the Boston area and North Shore of Massachusetts. Links to the Storm Reports are listed below:
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement
Nova Scotia Canada along with portions of Newfoundland and New Brunswick Canada are now being significantly impacted by Noel. Below are links to the Canadian Hurricane Centre statements on Extratropical Noel:
CHC Complete Hurricane Information Statement
CHC Intermediate Hurricane Information Statement
Further details on our operations in Southern New England will follow in the next couple of days.
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net 1 1 1
Hello to all….
Extratropical Noel slammed Eastern New England Saturday and continues to slam Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Canada. Hurricane force wind gusts occurred on Cape Cod and Nantucket island with an 89 MPH measured wind gust reported in Barnstable, Massachusetts by Frank-WQ1O before the wind instrument was blown off the tower and destroyed. A 92 MPH measured gust was recorded on Nantucket Island. SKYWARN was active with Operations at NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Station, WX1BOX, from 7 AM EDT through 11 PM EDT, which was a total of 16 hours. Cape Cod ARES had a call-up at 8 PM Friday Evening and was active from 930 AM Saturday through 1230 AM Sunday. Wind damage was recorded as far west as Northeast Connecticut and through much of Southeast Massachusetts through the Boston area and North Shore of Massachusetts. Links to the Storm Reports are listed below:
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement
Nova Scotia Canada along with portions of Newfoundland and New Brunswick Canada are now being significantly impacted by Noel. Below are links to the Canadian Hurricane Centre statements on Extratropical Noel:
CHC Complete Hurricane Information Statement
CHC Intermediate Hurricane Information Statement
Further details on our operations in Southern New England will follow in the next couple of days.
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net 1 1 1