Bad, bad storm last night. I seldom have a chance to give any emergency gear a good workout but I sure got the chance last night.
About 6:30 or 7 last night a wicked Thunderstorm with low and frequent lightning was hitting us hard. There was some nearby property damage although I was lucky. No trouble at Castle Hagensieker.
Even though we all have cell phones, internet, TV whatever…….the best resource for weather is YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER STATION. They transmit weather data 24/7 however they transmit it on a frequency that you probably can’t get on any radio you own. You either need a real life EMERGENCY RADIO like you can buy at Lowes or maybe Walmart or you need a USB Software Defined Radio hooked to a computer. NOAA stations start I believe at 162.40 MHz. Also NOAA has the Emergency Alert System (EAS).