[TCARES 0632] Thursday Statewide Tornado Tests & Siren Tests

[Stephen M. Parker, WR9A]

This coming Thursday, March 19, is the annual statewide tornado test
conducted by the National Weather Service. Like usual, there will be two
tests - one in the morning and one in the evening. In addition, TEMA will
be testing the warning sirens and has asked for our help in reporting their
status. A few sirens have been added to the list of those checked by
amateur radio.

The morning test will be initiated at 10:15 a.m.  ARES will conduct a net
at that time to take check-ins and any siren reports. We understand that
many of you will be at work and not able to participate in the morning
session. Those of you who are available, please check in and give reports
on any sirens you are able to verify. There will not be an advanced sign-up
for the morning siren test.

For the evening test, a net should be started at about 19:15, similar to
the monthly warning siren test net that happens on the first Saturday of
the month. Siren locations will be recorded ahead of time and verified,
with the statewide tornado test (and sounding of the sirens) expected to
happen at 19:35.

IMPORTANT: If you plan to report a siren during the Thursday EVENING test,
please sign up ASAP on the www.W9TCA.com web site. We will be treating this
in similar fashion to the monthly siren test. We are going to try and
coordinate with TEMA on which sirens the hams will be reporting, so they
can assign their personnel elsewhere and duplication of effort can be
minimized.

Please sign up for a siren for the Thursday evening test right away. We
need to have the list finalized by noon on Thursday.

Even if you will not be reporting on a siren, please make the effort to
check into both nets (morning & evening), if possible. The nets will be
held on the 147.135 repeater. Thanks.

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Stephen M. Parker, WR9A
ARRL District Emergency Coordinator
Indiana ARES District 4
WR9Aradio at gmail.com
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Assistant EC for Operations & Training
Tippecanoe County, Indiana ARES
www.W9TCA.com
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