Gaston County ARES

10/31/2025

Gaston County ARES is proud to announce that we have a new alternate net controller Mike Harvey AC4NP for our nets on the W4TOP 145.350 repeater on Friday nights at 8:00 pm.

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Tony Jones, N4ATJ
Gaston County EC

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10/29/2025

The next Gaston County ARES meeting will be on Wednesday November 12th at 7:00 pm at the Gaston County EOC 615 North Highland Street Gastonia, NC 28052. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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Tony Jones, N4ATJ
Gaston County EC

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09/27/2025

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09/27/2025

09/26/2025

Lets please keep an eye on this and be ready should the need arise. 73
Tony Jones, N4ATJ
Gaston County ARES EC

🌊 FLOODING across the Carolinas will be a possibility with Invest 94L, especially over the same area that received CATASTROPHIC flooding less than a year ago.

‼️This is something that will need to be monitored closely!

09/26/2025

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It's crazy that exactly 1 year after Helene, we are talking about another multi-day rainfall event for the Carolinas.
This map shows 6-10" possible across central NC/VA from:

TODAY-Sunday: PRE event (tropical moisture into front)
Mon/Tue: 94L potential landfall
Tue-Thu: Possible stall due to Humberto's influence

Key difference: This is 6-10" over 5-7 DAYS, not hours. Helene dropped 30" in a day.
Still concerning for flooding, especially urban areas and rivers, but this is NOT a mountain catastrophe scenario.

09/25/2025

The next Gaston County ARES Meeting will be on Wednesday October 15th at the Gaston County EOC 615 North Highland Street Gastonia, NC at 7:00 pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
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Tony Jones, N4ATJ

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09/18/2025

Good Morning Everyone,

The next Gaston County ARES Meeting will be on Wednesday September 24th at the Gaston County EOC 615 North Highland Street Gastonia, NC at 7:00 pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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Tony Jones, N4ATJ

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08/19/2025

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Look at the SIZE of Erin! 🌀⚠️
Just off the Carolina coast Wednesday into Thursday

Here’s what I know right now:
• 🌊 The storm’s core remains offshore, but impacts are higher because of a closer track
• 💨 A massive wind field extending nearly 400 miles is pushing dangerous surf inland
• 🚨 Outer Banks facing mandatory evacuations with life-threatening coastal flooding possible
• Rip currents & 20–25 ft waves threaten beach erosion and overwash
🏖️ Already 50+ people rescued off the North Carolina coast on Monday, even with the storm hundreds of miles away
• ⚠️ Rip currents will only worsen through midweek, forcing many beaches to close for safety.

I will be watching for additional track changes and impacts!

08/19/2025

The next Gaston County ARES Meeting will be on Wednesday August 20th. The meeting will be at the Belmont Masonic Lodge 201 South Main Street Belmont, NC 28012. The meeting will be at 7:00pm.

The subject will be on emergency communication, antenna types and batteries.

Parking is across the street from the lodge.

I would like to encourage all ARES members to attend.

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Tony Jones, N4ATJ

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07/16/2025

The Gaston County ARES scheduled for tonight (Wednesday July 16th) has been canceled.

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