Colorado State Increases Atlantic Hurricane Forecast After Beryl

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Hurricane Beryl (now making its way through middle America) set multiple records for an early-season hurricane, including the most rapid intensification ever seen, as well as the first Category 5 hurricane on record for this time of year.

The NOAA forecast for the 2024 Hurricane Season called for significantly more storms, and more intense storms than average.  Experience from Beryl has many groups wondering if their forecasts need to be revised.  Colorado State just did exactly that, bumping their forecast numbers up.

The reason for pointing this out is that we, in New England, are at a higher risk than usual, with warmer waters off our coast (usually our cold waters cause storms to die out).  Now is the time to make our preparation for the upcoming storm season.  Review your evacuation plans, tune-up your generators, and have your go-kits ready to go.

Are you prepared? Hurricane Season is underway!

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NOAA has announced a much greater than normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook with 17 to 25 named storms and 4-7 major ones.

With this in mind, are you ready for this year’s hurricane season?  Do you have a plan for protecting your home and family?  See this resource for planning help.

Are you currious about the data that backs up the forecast?  There is an excellent 15 minute long discussion about how the transition from El Nino to La Nina, water temperatures in the Pacific and Atlantic, and upper level winds all factor into the probability of hurricanes. 

 

Congratulations to Presential Scholar KC1KUF

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Congratulations go out to NCRC member Ryan KC1KUF, who earned the distinction of United States Presidential Scholar as a graduating senior from North Kingstown High School.

Ryan is a long-time member of NCRC who earned his Technician license at age 13, and went on to earn his General license.  Besides his obvious interest in Amateur Radio, Ryan has been a congressional page at the Rhode Island state house and has become the youngest person to author and introduce a bill (already approved by the House).

With his accomplishments, Ryan has been able to pick from many colleges, and has decided to enter Roger Williams’s 3 + 3 program in the fall, majoring in Political Science and hoping to obtain his Jurisprudence degree.

Menu has changed

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In response to multiple requests to simplify things, the menu system has been simplified.

All activities and the club calendar have now been combined into a single tab called “Activities” – so you will find ARTEN, JOTA, Field Day, Net, etc info on that page.

The Members tab will undergo further changes but for now all documentation, minutes, reports, can be found there, along with For Sale items.

All Contact Us and About Us information has been consolidated and now appears on the main page (Newport County Radio Club), along with the club History.