Ottawa County ARES
Amateur Radio Emergency Service – Ottawa County, Ohio
Amateur Radio Emergency Service – Ottawa County, Ohio
Ottawa County ARES is a volunteer organization of licensed and highly trained amateur radio operators providing backup and emergency communications when normal systems fail or become overloaded.
We support local agencies, emergency management, and the community during disasters, severe weather, and public-service events.
Primary Repeater: 442.250 MHz
Location: Ottawa County, Ohio
Use: ARES operations, training nets, and emergency activations.
Courtesy of: Ottawa County Amateur Radio Club
Emergency Coordinator (EC): KB8TTR – James Garber
Email: j.garber@ottawacountyares.com
Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC): WI0H – Molly Mazur
Email: m.mazur@ottawacountyares.com
(AEC) & Skywarn Coordinator: KE8WAY - Ryan Merrow
Email: rmerrow83@gmail.com
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Spotter status is derived from the latest Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service for our area.
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 3 at 3:03PM EDT until September 3 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 649 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ASHLAND CRAWFORD ERIE HURON KNOX LORAIN MARION MORROW RICHLAND IN NORTHEAST OHIO ASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA HOLMES LAKE MAHONING MEDINA PORTAGE STARK SUMMIT TRUMBULL WAYNE IN NORTHWEST OHIO HANCOCK LUCAS OTTAWA SANDUSKY SENECA WOOD WYANDOT IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA CRAWFORD ERIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALLIANCE, ASHLAND, ASHTABULA, AURORA, AUSTINTOWN, AVON LAKE, BAINBRIDGE, BELLEVUE, BOARDMAN, BOWLING GREEN, BRUNSWICK, BUCYRUS, BURTON, CANTON, CARDINGTON, CAREY, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND, CLYDE, CONNEAUT, CRESTLINE, EASTLAKE, ELYRIA, ERIE, FINDLAY, FOSTORIA, FREMONT, GALION, GENEVA, GENOA, HURON, KENT, KILLBUCK, LORAIN, MANSFIELD, MARION, MASSILLON, MEADVILLE, MEDINA, MENTOR, MIDDLEFIELD, MILLERSBURG, MOUNT GILEAD, MOUNT VERNON, NILES, NORTH RIDGEVILLE, NORWALK, OAK HARBOR, ORRVILLE, PAINESVILLE, PERRYSBURG, PORT CLINTON, RAVENNA, RITTMAN, SANDUSKY, SOUTH RUSSELL, STREETSBORO, TIFFIN, TITUSVILLE, TOLEDO, UPPER SANDUSKY, WADSWORTH, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLARD, WILLOUGHBY, WILLOWICK, WOOSTER, AND YOUNGSTOWN.
Headline: Heat Advisory issued September 3 at 2:24PM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 103. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
For full details, always refer to official products from weather.gov.