Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

	NWS Wilmington Spotter Page
	Amateur Radio

The HAM radio network, which serves the Wilmington, Ohio forecast area, is set up to facilitate a four stage process.

The front lines are the HAM radio operators (HAMs) in the field.
HAMs will radio in their reports to their regional net controller in either Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati, or West Union.
These net controllers will then relay the information to the Wilmington net controller.
The Wilmington net controller will then pass the reports to the operational staff at the National Weather Service. The Wilmington net control station is located in the NWS building near the operational floor.

A map showing how counties and the regional net controllers are divided up can be seen below.

Frequencies and Links
Dayton (W8OK)	146.640 MHz - Southern Miami Valley 146.835 MHz - Northern Miami Valley	Website
Cincinnati (W8NWS)	146.880 MHz - Tri-State Region	Website
Columbus (N8WX)	146.760 MHz - Central Ohio	Website
West Union (K8GE)	147.000 MHz - South-Central OH / Northeast KY	Website
Wilmington (WX8WIL)	147.120 MHz - Clinton County
What To Report