VoIP Hurricane Net Activation for Hurricane Debby Secured at Monday 8/5/24 at 1030 AM EDT

Hello to all…

The VoIP Hurricane Net activated informally at 6 AM EDT and went to a formal net at 8 AM EDT Monday Morning for Hurricane Debby as her landfall occurred approximately 7 hours earlier than originally forecast. Nonetheless, 11 reports were sent into WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center. This included an online weather station report of a 98 MPH Wind Gust with Sustained winds of 68 MPH at Horseshoe Beach, FL and a wind gust to 91 MPH a few miles south of Steinhatchee, FL. Storm surge flooding, and wind damage were also reported. Wind gusts of 60-70 MPH extended inland into Mayo through Madison FL and included Valdosta GA from an Amateur Radio APRS Station and those reports were submitted via our net. Special thanks to AE4WX-Mark, N1YLQ-Sparky and KC5FM-Lloyd for their support during this net activation. Full details on reports sent into WX4NHC 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

The VoIP Hurricane Net will closely monitor the progress of Debby as it causes record breaking flooding in the Southeast US in Southeast Georgia and much of South Carolina and potentially North Carolina. If our network can assist and local and regional groups in the area, this system is available for use. While the current forecast keeps Debby from regaining hurricane strength, there are some weather models that bring Debby to hurricane strength and this will be watched closely as it will depend how much of the system remains over water to regain strength. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Debby. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

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