Lately, I’ve been getting back in to SKYWARN severe weather spotting around Coshocton County, Ohio. It’s been a good bit of fun getting my portable wx station set up, but the really fun part is using it! (To see my portable wx station, click here.)
I still need to devise a way to latch this sucker down in very high winds. I’m experimenting with bungee cords and the roof of my car, but in the last storm, I didn’t have enough bungees to properly secure it, so I had to disengage it and just go without any data. Unfortunately, in my county, AT&T does not offer any coverage whatsoever, and I have no cell data available to me, so I can’t even view a radar image. It SUCKS, but I’m working on getting my own large area WiFi signal out, so I can access the Internet that way on my iPhone or netbook laptop.
I’ll post some pictures and updates about my trials and tribulations with the wx station as they become available (meaning, if I’m not being blown around in 40MPH winds, losing my hat, and trying to keep my station from falling over)!