Aroostook Emergency Communication Team - ARES

06/14/2026

Latest weather update

06/14/2026

Good morning,

If you have outdoor plans for this afternoon, keep you eye on the sky!

05/10/2026

05/05/2026

Stay safe! Be prepared!

EXPIRED at 4:30PM EDT
⚡Severe T-Storm Warning⚡
Portions of the North Woods through 4:30PM EDT. At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clayton Lake, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

05/03/2026

04/18/2026

The storm hit at 2:47 AM.
Power out. Cell towers down. Roads flooded. 911 lines jammed.

And somewhere in a basement shack exactly like this one — a licensed ham radio operator put on his headphones, keyed up the ARES net, and became the most important person in his county.

No one called him. No one had to.
He was already there.

This is what the outside world never understands about ham radio operators. We don’t prepare for emergencies. We prepare through the hobby — every contact, every net check-in, every antenna build, every license upgrade.

So when it matters, there’s no scrambling. No hesitation.

Headphones on. Frequency dialed. Log open.
Ready.

While the rest of the world depends on infrastructure that fails — we built our own. Wire, coax, RF, and skill. Powered by batteries if we have to. Running all night if we need to.

That’s not a hobby.
That’s a calling.

Are you part of an ARES or RACES team?

Would you be ready if it happened tonight?

Drop your callsign below. 👇📻

04/04/2026

"on to the next" as Jason Hawes would say! Here is the info on the storm moving through tonight into tomorrow, thank you NWS Caribou for all you do to keep us safe and informed!

04/02/2026

Good afternoon, here is the latest on the upcoming storm!

04/02/2026

The latest information from the NWS Caribou for tonight thru tomorrow