
9 Useful Winter Weather Forecast Tools
With the oncoming winter weather season now upon us the NOAA National Weather Service has nine forecast tools to understand future winter weather patterns, which includes rain, snow, sleet and hail.
With the oncoming winter weather season now upon us the NOAA National Weather Service has nine forecast tools to understand future winter weather patterns, which includes rain, snow, sleet and hail.
On October 4, 2023 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Plan a Nationwide Emergency Alert Test of both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The national test will consist of two portions scheduled to start at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET. The EAS portion of the test will…
Vaisala Xweather — a worldwide leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, recently assessed significant, or lack thereof, lighting incidents in the world in 2022: “The 2022 Annual Lightning Report leverages intelligence from the longest continuously operating and most scientifically validated lightning detection network in the world, Vaisala’s U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN), and…
Anker 545 Portable Power Station, Image/Anker Designed for outdoor RV/van camping adventures and home emergencies, the Anker 545 Portable Power Station (PowerHouse II 800) provides an enormous 778 watt-hours of backup power and can be used as an emergency backup or as a handy travel companion for road trips. 778 watt-hours equates to days of power. The Anker…
In the last six years, blackouts due to extreme weather more than doubled, according to a new study.
Shine Turbine, Image/Shine A backpack wind turbine, the Shine Turbine can be used anywhere where’s there is a wind source and. By harnessing the wind, the Shine Turbine can charge a phone, GPS, or any other handheld electronic device-which is particularly useful if one is camping, fishing or hiking in a remote location. In fact the product is designed…
Power Disruptors Technology is driven and depends on a constant supply of electicity. When the power is out, technology is essentially out. Power outages commonly occur. Several websites give real time power outage information including input from residents in the current affected area, namely Poweroutage.us and Poweroutage.report. Wireless Emergency Alerts sent out by the National Weather Service via smartphones, and NOAA Weather Radio over radio, alert…
goTenna Mesh, Image/goTenna With no service required, goTenna Mesh allows you to, with assistance from the goTenna app, to “pair to your phone and create your own signal when off the grid.” With goTenna you can send texts (1:1 or group), GPS locations or public broadcasts to all users in your area. Mesh occurs when an another goTenna…