APRS activity right now ahead of the ice storm in northwest North Carolina. "WX" stations are mostly Internet connected -- this is a good proxy for Internet connectivity, you'll see the radio connected stations will stay up, typically, even if internet goes down... as long as they have power. Pretty much all of these stations went offline during Helene. Except those "EOC" stations, which typically are generator backed up and RF connected, not Internet. 1/23/26 1051PT #hamradio #winterstorm #NCwx

APRS activity right now ahead of the ice storm in northwest North Carolina. "WX" stations are mostly Internet connected -- this is a good proxy for Internet connectivity, you'll see the radio connected stations will stay up, typically, even if internet goes down... as long as they have power. Pretty much all of these stations went offline during Helene. Except those "EOC" stations, which typically are generator backed up and RF connected, not Internet. 1/23/26 1051PT #hamradio #winterstorm #NCwx

Ice storm forecast at the moment for Sunday.. Looks particularly bad for the Carolinas.. Although, everything east of Texas not looking great. #NCwx #SCwx #winter

Ice storm forecast at the moment for Sunday.. Looks particularly bad for the Carolinas.. Although, everything east of Texas not looking great. #NCwx #SCwx #winter

Ice Storm Forecast from the NWS for Saturday....

#icestorm #ice #TXwx #LAwx #ARwx #MSwx #ALwx #TNwx #SCwx #NCwx #GAwx

Ice Storm Forecast from the NWS for Saturday....

#icestorm #ice #TXwx #LAwx #ARwx #MSwx #ALwx #TNwx #SCwx #NCwx #GAwx

Some amount of emergency water in prep for the weekend. Not sure how to prepare for loss of heat.

Hope everyone stays safe wherever they are along this big storm. #NCwx

Some amount of emergency water in prep for the weekend. Not sure how to prepare for loss of heat.

Hope everyone stays safe wherever they are along this big storm. #NCwx