VoIP Hurricane Net Activation for Hurricane Francine Secured on Wednesday 9/11/24 at 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT

Hello to all…

The VoIP Hurricane Net secured formal net operations for Hurricane Francine on Wednesday 9/11/24 at 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT as Francine weakened to a tropical storm. Thanks to AE4WX-Mark, K2DCD-Dennis, and KC5FM-Lloyd for all the net control support and to all stations that checked in during the net and gave reports or just stood by and monitored while the net was conducted.

Additionally, specific thanks goes to N5OZG-Joe Glorioso and the Crescent City Amateur Radio Group along with N4KYS-Joe Humberger, who was stationed at the Orleans Parish EOC for their reports, connectivity to the N5OZG Repeater system and to various tools from the Orleans Parish EOC which provided a number of surface reports during Francine. This was in addition to social media, public safety and online weather station monitoring. A total of 58 reports were submitted to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, some of which were used in NHC Advisories and Tropical Cyclone Updates. Reports ranged from wind damage to buildings, tree and wire damage reports, coastal storm surge flood, wind measurement, rain gauge and rain related street flooding reports. A complete listing of the reports can be seen in the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

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

The Atlantic Tropics are a bit more active and Tropical Depression 7 has formed in the far Eastern Atlantic. We will provide a complete update on the Atlantic Tropics later on Thursday or Friday. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

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