Public Safety Amateur Radio Group

Public Safety Amateur Radio Group We have daily weather updates on this page so feel free to ad us. and EMS. We also have several military personnel as members also.

Anyone interested in becoming a member or becoming a amateur radio operator give me a call 205-625-9170
Everyone licensed amateur radio operator is welcome to participate in our weekly net. The Public Safety Amateur Radio group was organized in 2017 to assist with backup communications in the event on an emergency. We support the Skywarn program and have certified weather spotters that report seve

re weather situations to the Blount County EMA and the National Weather Service. We also help man shelters in emergencies and provide backup communications to our public safety department in the county when needed along with a disaster communications system set up at St Vincent's Blount. We also have helped get numerous fire department personnel licensed as amateur operators and have several members that are EMT and paramedics and work at different fire departments. We also have added a K9 search and rescue team to our group to assist in cases of missing persons/children.

06/08/2026
06/01/2026

Oneonta [Blount Co, AL] Emergency Mngr reports Tstm Wnd Dmg at 2:15 PM CDT -- Carport blown into roadway. Other trees down in the area

06/01/2026

Susan Moore [Blount Co, AL] Fire Dept/Rescue reports Tstm Wnd Dmg at 1:59 PM CDT -- Multiple trees down Burgett Rd.

06/01/2026

Blount Springs [Blount Co, AL] Emergency Mngr reports Tstm Wnd Dmg at 2:09 PM CDT -- Tree down at Highway 31 and County Road 5 and along County Road 9.

06/01/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
227 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Walker County in central Alabama...
Northern Talladega County in east central Alabama...
Blount County in central Alabama...
Western Calhoun County in east central Alabama...
Shelby County in central Alabama...
Central Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
Jefferson County in central Alabama...
St. Clair County in central Alabama...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 226 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Steele to 6 miles southeast of Oakman, moving
southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Birmingham, Hoover, Gadsden, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer,
Homewood, Anniston, Pelham, Oxford, Mountain Brook, Trussville,
Helena, Hueytown, Talladega, Jasper, Gardendale, Pell City,
Irondale, and Leeds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

06/01/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
135 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Blount County in central Alabama...
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 135 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Geraldine to 6 miles northwest of
Cullman, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Blountsville,
Cleveland, Dallas, Glencoe, Warrior, Sardis City, Locust Fork,
Steele, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Reece City,
Trafford, and Allgood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

06/01/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

BLOUNT CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CLAY CLEBURNE ETOWAH
FAYETTE JEFFERSON LAMAR
MARION PICKENS RANDOLPH
SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON,
ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, CARROLLTON, CENTRE, COLUMBIANA, FAYETTE,
GADSDEN, HALEYVILLE, HAMILTON, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE,
JASPER, LINEVILLE, MOODY, ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, ROANOKE,
SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, AND VERNON.

05/21/2026

There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather on Friday from 11 am to 6 pm for part of central Alabama. Threats include a brief tornado and damaging wind gusts.

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Oneonta, AL

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205-625-9170

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