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   Get Text Messages On Your Phone When Chain Law Is In Affect For CO. & NM

 

CLICK ON THE BANNER THEN CLICK SIGN UP TAB

 

Be prepared for an emergency situation by carrying the following items in your vehicle:

 

First aid kit,  Fire extinguisher,  Matches, Compass,  Jumper Cables,  Properly inflated spare tire, wheel wrench and tripod-type jack,  Bottled water,  Local maps, Critical Prescription Medicine, Blanket/sleeping bag, Non-perishable, high-energy foods, Flashlight with extra batteries, Pocket radio, Cell phone charger, Reflective triangles and brightly-colored cloth

 

 

Be Alert, Dont Get Hurt.......

To get up to the minute weather go to www.weatherunderground.com

 

www.weatherunderground.com/severe.asp

Click On The Area You Are Concerned With...

 

Never Get Caught In Weather That You Can't Get Out Of.

Be Alert, Don't Get Hurt!!!!

  

"Bill," a flatbed driver, was trying to reach Knoxville when he decided to pull over because of the reports of tornadoes. The truckstop he chose was the Petro along I-81 in Glade Spring, Va., which was hit by one of the twisters. Over 300 tractor-trailers were overturned or destroyed by the storm, some thrown onto the freeway.

"I never do this, but I parked between two reefer trucks for wind blockage. It still moved my truck, and I'm almost 80,000 pounds." He said it didn't sound like a freight train, as many people compare the sound of tornadoes; "It was more like thunder on the ground, amplified 50 times."

The trucks right beside him were turned over, he said, and every truck appeared to have some damage even if it was still upright. "I saw two 2x4s driven into a sleeper," he said. "One truck driver was digging glass out of his pockets."

One driver caught on video the aftermath of the storm:

  

 

 

 

If you run a Scanner like Uniden Bear Tracker 800

On the BAND Button go to Band 144-148 , These are programs where you find the STORM CHASERS.

Always Know The Towns Or Cities Where You Are And Make Sure You Know What Mile Marker You're At.

You may never know where the Storms are till its too late!!!!!

If Your Scanner Has To Be Programed Use The Frequencies Listed Below.

Frequencies145000146.000147.000

For Programmable

        Scanner

145.310
145.130
145.170
145.350
145.390
145.430
145.470
 145.490 

146.520
146.565
146.595
146.610
146.625
146.640
146.655
146.670
146.685
146.700
146.715
146.745
146.760
146.775
146.790
146.805
146.835
146.850
146.865
146.880
146.910
146.925
146.940
146.955
146.970

146.985

147.000
147.015
147.045
147.060
147.090
147.120
147.135
147.150
147.180
147.195
147.210
147.225
147.240
147.250
147.270
147.285
147.300
147.315
147.330
147.360
147.375
 147.390 

Uniden Bear Tracker

Model 800 Use Band

144-148