From: National Weather Service, Fort Worth
Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2014 13:00 CDT

Good afternoon everyone,

Just a very short note to talk about the small chances of storms for later today. We will likely see scattered to widespread storms in the northeast, generally north of I-30 and east of I-30/35E. West and south, we could see isolated to scattered storms.

Why the note? With any storm that does develop, there will be a chance for strong downburst type winds. Please be on the lookout for thunderstorms late this afternoon and early evening for the potential for strong winds.

There have been some recent queries about spotter repeater frequencies, or how can spotters contact the NWS Skywarn radio desk. Here is a brief list of methods and links to more details on how spotters can report weather conditions to the Fort Worth NWS warning forecast office, and radio desk.

• North Texas NWS Skywarn Repeater directory These are frequencies used by local area spotter groups known to the NWS.
• North Central Texas Connection (NCTC) linked repeater system.
• EchoLink Conference *WX5FWD* 372418. Reference our Radio over Internet Protocols (RoIP) page.
• IRLP Reflector 0010. Reference our Radio over Internet Protocols (RoIP) page.
• D-STAR Reflector Ref004B

Some of this information is on the Skywarn spotter training hand out. All spotters, experienced and new, should attend training every year. Spotter training covers new information and procedures, as well as the standard weather spotter basics and advanced topics.

Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 1:08 PM

Al Moller, a retired National Weather Service Forecaster, passed away early this morning, June 19, 2014. His wife Patti called our office today to give us this heartbreaking news.

Al started his NWS career in 1974, and he held forecaster positions in Lubbock TX and Fort Worth TX. Al retired from the NWS in 2009 as a Senior Forecaster at WFO Fort Worth.

Al will be remembered for his passions: severe weather meteorology, spotter training, storm chasing, and photography.

The announcement on services is pending.

Greg Patrick
National Weather Service
WFO Fort Worth TX

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