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TARC Weather Net Audio 3.12.2006 While you are listening also check out the NWS report on this tornado.

TARC Weather Net Audio 3.11.2006

Subject: UPCOMING FEMA MULTI_REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE, JULY 9, 2025 Date: July 4, 2025 at 10:10:32 AM CDT All, We have been invited to participate in a FEMA Multi-Regional Communications Exercise, JULY 9, 2025. Unlike most exercises, this exercise does not give us the leisure of planning ahead with time for much detail. However, this exercise provides a realistic timeframe for such an event. In most “real-life” emergencies, we do not get the luxury of developing a detailed exercise specific plan. In addition to SHARES Winlink, which will provide agency to agency communications, this is also a wonderful opportunity for Winlink […]