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10/25/2012 | Hurricane Sandy Now a Category 2 Storm
As Hurricane Sandy heads toward the Bahamas, both the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net are supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center.
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10/23/2012 | Hurricane Watch Net to Activate for Tropical Storm Sandy
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate at 7 AM EST (1100 UTC) on Wednesday, October 24 for Tropical Storm Sandy, in support of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida.
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08/30/2012 | Hams Heed the Call to Help As Isaac Makes Landfall, Downgraded to Tropical Storm
Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans, Hurricane Isaac came calling. But instead of making landfall right at New Orleans like Katrina (a Category 3 storm) did on August 28, 2005, Isaac veered slightly to the west of the ci
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08/28/2012 | Hams in Delta Division Prepare for Hurricane Isaac
As Hurricane Isaac makes its way toward New Orleans, hams in the ARRL Delta Division are bracing for the storms impact.
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08/27/2012 | Tropical Storm Isaac Approaches US Gulf Coast
As Tropical Storm Isaac moves over the Gulf of Mexico at a speed of about 14 miles per hour, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) say the storm “poses [a] significant storm surge threat to the Northern Gulf Coast.”
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08/23/2012 | WX4NHC, HWN and VoIP to Activate in Advance of Tropical Storm Isaac
According to WX4NHC Associate Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida -- along with the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net -- will activate in advance of Tropical S
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08/09/2012 | NOAA Updates 2012 Hurricane Season Outlook
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season has been “busy,” with six named storms since the season began June 1. In May 2012, NOAA forecasters originally indicated a 50 percent chance for a
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08/08/2012 | Ernesto Downgraded to Tropical Storm, but Expected to Regain Strength
Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the southern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula late in the evening on Tuesday, August 7. The Category 1 hurricane brought heavy rains and winds, but weakened as it moved across land. Due to this weakening, forecasters at th
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