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ARRLWeb: The ARRL Letter: "==>AMATEUR RADIO VOLUNTEERS HANDLE FLOOD DUTY IN NEW ENGLAND

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers at mid-week were wrapping
up operations in the wake of major flooding that occurred in southeastern
New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. The flooding has been called
New England's worst in 70 years. Eastern Massachusetts ARRL Section
Emergency Coordinator and SKYWARN Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, says formal
SKYWARN activation for the National Weather Service office in Taunton,
Massachusetts, ended late on May 15.

'We kept SKYWARN in a 'self-activated' mode at the discretion of local ARES
and SKYWARN coordinators to check out flooded areas and report updates as
the flooding recedes,' Macedo told ARRL. 'Additional flood warnings were
issued for a small part of central Massachusetts and parts of two counties
in southern New Hampshire, but checks with Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters
indicate no flood issues are occurring in those areas.'

The heavy rainfall caused several major New England rivers to rise above
flood stage this week, in some cases setting new records."

73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
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