Storm Chasing

brushogger

Explorer
Not a chaser, but a volunteer spotter for the NWS and a local tv station. Fortunately we live near NOAA and the regional NWS headquarters so we have a convenient place to attend training each year.
 

1911

Expedition Leader
Our county ARES/RACES group gets called up and we support the NWS every time a thunderstorm comes through the county, but we don't chase, just report from wherever we are.
 

1911

Expedition Leader
1911 and brush, that still sounds interesting how does someone get involved?

Here in Texas, ARES and RACES are organized by county, but in Colorado I'm not sure (even though I grew up there). I would start by searching for Adams or Arapahoe County ARES and RACES. All I had to do here was participate in a couple of training nets until they got to know my call sign, then I had to fill out an application form and was accepted and put on the call up phone list.
 

brushogger

Explorer
Yes the HAM license is definitely a must. We also participate in the nets. All the local EOC's along with NWS monitor them.


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