Lakeland’s NOAA hurricane hunter base hit by coronavirus outbreak

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Lakeland’s NOAA hurricane hunter base hit by coronavirus outbreak

#1 Postby SeaBrz_FL » Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:02 pm

Hi all! Another season already? Haven’t we had enough drama for one year? :D

Anyway here’s a link to story: https://www.theledger.com/news/20200616 ... s-outbreak
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#2 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:28 pm

We should be fortunate that there are no issues right now and this didn't happen in August or September. Hopefully no one is seriously sick.
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#3 Postby stormchazer » Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:47 pm

Live about two miles from the airport and was down there yesterday. Their section is somewhat isolated but I hope they’ve got it under control and doesn’t effect operations.
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#4 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:28 pm

IMO, for the entire season, at least one or two NHC meteorologists should work out of the backup site at WPC. That way, if an outbreak hits NHC, the WPC will have access to some NHC meteorologists.
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#5 Postby northjaxpro » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:31 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:IMO, for the entire season, at least one or two NHC meteorologists should work out of the backup site at WPC. That way, if an outbreak hits NHC, the WPC will have access to some NHC meteorologists.


Excellent suggestion!
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