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North Central Missouri Skywarn - Action Report for Feb 15th, 2003


Reported by: Glen - KBࡰRPJ

Winter Weather Net

  1. Date of activity:
    • Feb. 15th 2003

  2. Description of activity:
    • Winter Weather Net for Ice/Snow

  3. Start Time:
    • 8:30 PM (02/14)

  4. End Time:
    • 8:30 PM (02/15)

  5. Event Duration:
    • 21Hours Note: Reports from persons were taken every 2/3hours Minus Sleeping Time

  6. Areas Involved:
    • Much Of North Central Missouri
    • Harrsion, Daviess, Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, Putnam, Sullivan, and Linn Counties.

  7. Served agencies:
    • National Weather Service

  8. Describe Reports Sent to the served Agencies
    • Reports of snow of and ice accumlations were sent to the NWS.

  9. Number of Amateurs participating
    • 6

  10. List of amateurs participating
    • KBØRPJ - Grundy - Trenton - My Self Net Control
    • KBØZLC - Livingston - Chillicothe -
    • KAØYRV - Linn - Marceline -
    • NØQPX - Daviess - Gallatin -
    • KGØQD - Livingston - Chillicothe -
    • ABØCH - Putman - Unionville -

  11. Person-hours of amateur service
    • Ampx. 4 Note: Each Report took about 5mintues; Plus about 5 mintues Each Hour Listening for Reports

  12. Estimated Person-Hours Cost ($10 per person per hour)
    • $90

  13. List Number and Frequencies/Calls Of Repeaters Used
    • 1
      • 147.225 - K0MPT - Chillicothe/Utica, Missouri

  14. General Summary Of Events
    • Severe Winter Weather Moved Through The North and East Portions of Our Coverage Area, Hardest Hit areas were in the extreme North Eastern Part of our area, were 4-5" of snow fell, combined with very strong northeast winds produced widespread blowing and drifting.
    • Severe Weather Reports from this storm were:
      • KBØZLC - 0.5" of Sleet @ 0956 (2/15)
      • KAØYRV - 0.25" of Glazing @ 0956 (2/15)
      • NØQPX - 1-2" of Snow @ 1534 (2/15)
      • KGØQD - 1.5-2.5" of Snow @ 1610 (2/15)
      • ABØCH - 4-5" of Snow @ 2030 (2/15)
      • KBØRPJ - around 4" of snow @ storms end


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