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President’s Message March 2025
Hello XWARN! 2025 seems to be flying by! The time has changed, and Spring is about to become upon us. We start off a busy event season with the Xenia Marathon. Hope to see lots of you working that on April 6th. Hamven-tion t-shirts are being prepared. Please don’t forget that this is our major source of funding. We need everyone to sign up for at least a 2-hour shift. Before we know it, Hamvention will be here! With Spring comes storms. Consider attending the National Weather Service Spotter Training online, coming up soon. We can never be too prepared…
March 2025 Wavelengths
The March 2025 Wavelengths is available!
Xenia Marathon
Xenia MarathonSunday, April 6Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 KStarting gun at 8:00, Official end at 6 hours after the start. For course maps, etc. see the website RUNXENIA.COM Last time we had 20 volunteers, which worked out OK as some of us were able to cover multiple locations. More eyes and more communications are always good. In addition to spotters at designated places, we can use several bicycle mobiles to patrol the course and to track the tail ends. Duties: Report progress of race information (lead runners, runner density, tail end), Report runner injuries and/or the need for assistance, Report logistical…
NWS 2025 Spotter Training
National Weather Service Link Classes are free and open to the public. Virtual classes require registration via the links provided in each course description. In-person classes require registration only if specified. Each class lasts about 2 hours and is led by a National Weather Service meteorologist, who will discuss techniques and safety for severe weather spotting. Once you attend a class, you will receive instructions for registering to officially become a trained spotter. You will then be able to report severe weather to your NWS office. Schedule Update for 2025 Our spotter training schedule is now in the process of…
