www.arrl.org/2020-Hurricanes
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This page, www.arrl.org/2020-Hurricanes, includes information and news summarizing the preparations and response by Amateur Radio (ham radio) volunteers who are supporting emergency communications in areas that may be (or have been) impacted by 2020 hurricanes. Ham radio operators provide a critial communications capability used for relaying life-saving information and to assist with reunification activities. Additionally, radio amateurs throughout affected regions often provide firsthand accounts of storm impact and ongoing recovery needs.
Media/Press Inquires
For press inquiries, please ask reporters to contact ARRL directly at 860-594-0328, or via email at newsmedia@arrl.org. A system has been established at ARRL Headquarters to respond to media inquiries in a timely and accurate manner.
National Hurricane Center
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Tropical Tidbits (current forecast models)
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
active Red Cross Shelters
maps.redcross.org/website/maps/ARC_Shelters.html
Red Cross Safe and Well
https://safeandwell.communityos.org/
Facebook Safety Check
www.facebook.com/about/safetycheck
Hurricane Watch Net
hwn.org
VOIP Hurricane Net
voipwx.net
Amateur Radio at the National Hurricane Center
w4ehw.fiu.edu
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
Ready.gov - Plan ahead for disasters
www.ready.gov
Hurricane Central - The Weather Channel
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane
ARRL NEWS (www.arrl.org/news for the latest news)
International Broadcast Station Interference Overwhelms Hurricane WatchNet
ARRL November 18, 2020
Clear Frequencies Requested for Carribbean Hurricane Emergency Traffic
ARRL November 16, 2020
Hurricane WatchNet to Activate for Hurrican Iota
ARRL November 15, 2020
Eta isn't Done Yet: Florida ARES Group Asked to Staff Shelters
ARRL November 11, 2020
Category 4 Hurricane Eta Prompts Activation
ARRL November 3, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net Goes Back On Duty As Another Storm Heads for the Gulf Coast
ARRL October 27, 2020
WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center Will Activate, Other Resources on Alert
ARRL October 26, 2020
Hurricane Delta Prompts Activations of Hurricane Watch Net, WX4NHC, SATERN
ARRL October 7, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Paulette Bears Down on Bermuda
ARRL September 13, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net Logs More than 29 Hours of Continuous Operation for Laura
ARRL August 28, 2020
Amateur Radio Volunteers Ready as Deadly Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall
ARRL August 27, 2020
FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit PACTOR 4 for Emergency Communications
ARRL August 27, 2020
Amateur Radio Volunteers Prepare to Greet Dangerous Hurricane Laura
ARRL August 26, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net Firms Up Wednesday Activation Plans
ARRL August 25, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net Announces Tentative Mid-Week Activation for Laura
ARRL August 25, 2020
As Marco Weakens, Attention Turns to Laura, Which May Become a Category 2 Hurricane
ARRL August 24, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Louisiana Braces for Marco and Laura
ARRL August 23, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net Reactivates as Hurricane Warning Posted for the Carolinas
ARRL August 3, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net Activating as Hurricane Isaias Approaches US East Coast
ARRL July 31, 2020
Hurricane Watchnet Activates for Hurricane Hanna
ARRL July 25, 2020
National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Annual Station Test is Successful
ARRL June 30, 2020
Hurricane Exercise Carried Out in Southeastern US
ARRL May 27, 2020
MEDIA HITS
Cable Failures Endanger Renowned Puerto Rico Radio Telescope
AP News (International), November 15, 2020
Hurricane Watch Net, October 8, 2020
Track Sally's path in the Hurricane Center
MSN, September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally makes landfall
USA Today, September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally live updates: storm dumps two feet of rain
New York Times, September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally heads towards US Gulf Coast
CNN, September 15, 2020
Orlando Sentinel (Florida), September 15, 2020
Hurricane Sally Soaks Gulf Coast Ahead of Landfall
Spectrum News 1 (North Carolina), September 15, 2020
What should we do better in the next storm?
The Gazette (Iowa), August 31, 2020
Hurricane Laura bypasses region
Herald-Banner, Greenville, Texas, August 28, 2020
Massive fire breaks out at Louisiana chemical plant after Hurricane Laura
Acknowledges report from a radio amateur to the National Weather Service
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, August 27, 2020
East Texas emergency management officials prepare vital radio equipment ahead of tropical weather
KLTV; East Texas (Rusk County), August 24, 2020
El Rol de los Radioaficionados Durante Emergencias ("The Role of Radio Amateurs in Emergencies")
Telemundo Puerto Rico; NBC Universal Inc. June 1, 2020
