ACURA AUXCOMM and SKYWARN Emergency Communications Dashboard featuring amateur radio equipment, severe weather radar, communications tower, emergency safety vest, and AG2NJ club branding.

Emergency Comms Dashboard

The ACURA emergency comms dashboard puts everything a South Jersey ham needs during a storm on one screen. When bad weather is coming, open this page first. It shows live National Weather Service alerts, hurricane tracking, radar, lightning, power outages, the Atlantic City tide gauge, and the times of our AUXCOMM and SKYWARN nets. Best of all, it updates on its own.

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⚠️ National Weather Service Alerts

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Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties · updates every 2 minutes · source: NWS

📡 Live Radar (Mount Holly / Dover)

NWS radar loop for South Jersey
Switch to Dover radar (better for Cape May) · NOAA/NWS, last hour

⚡ Lightning (GOES Satellite)

GOES satellite lightning flash map of the Northeast
Bright colors show lightning flashes seen from space over the Northeast in the last few hours. NOAA GOES-19 Lightning Mapper. Strike-by-strike map ↗

🌀 National Hurricane Center

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NHC 7-day Atlantic tropical weather outlook
NHC 7-day tropical outlook for the Atlantic. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30.

💡 Atlantic City Electric Power Outages

🌊 Atlantic City Tide Gauge

—Water level (ft)
—vs. predicted
—Next high tide
NOAA station 8534720 (Atlantic City Steel Pier), feet above MLLW. A big “vs. predicted” number means storm surge.

📻 Nets & Frequencies

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NetWhenWhere
AUXCOMM / SKYWARNMondays 8:00 PMACURA & SCARA repeaters
ACURA Club NetThursdays 7:00 PMACURA linked repeaters
RepeaterToneArea
147.16591.5Egg Harbor City area
445.87585.4Atlantic City
224.240100.0Galloway Township
EchoLinkAG2NJ-R · node 447979
During severe weather, listen for a SKYWARN activation on the linked repeaters.

🎒 Storm Go-Kit Checklist

  • Handheld and mobile radios charged, plus spare batteries
  • Repeater and simplex frequencies printed on paper
  • Battery or generator power for your base station
  • Flashlight, headlamp and a battery weather radio
  • Logbook, pens and the net check-in procedure
  • Phone power bank and charging cables
  • Water, snacks and any medications for 72 hours

🔗 Quick Links

Net Check-In BoardRepeater StatusRepeater CoverageACURA WeatherSKYWARN NWS Mount Holly ↗Hurricane Center ↗Ready NJ ↗

How to Use the Emergency Comms Dashboard

Start with the banner at the top. It turns yellow for an advisory, orange for a watch, and red for a warning anywhere in South Jersey. Next, read the alert details from the National Weather Service in Mount Holly. Then check the radar and lightning maps to see what is heading our way. During hurricane season, the storm tracker uses data from the National Hurricane Center and tells you how far each storm is from Atlantic City.

Why Hams Watch the Tide and the Power Grid

Coastal storms bring flooding as much as wind. For that reason, the dashboard compares the real water level at Atlantic City with the predicted tide. A big difference means storm surge is building. Likewise, the outage map shows where Atlantic City Electric customers have lost power. When the grid goes down, ham radio keeps working, and that is exactly when your community needs you on the air.

Get Ready Before the Storm

First, charge your radios and print your frequencies. After that, check in to the Monday night AUXCOMM and SKYWARN practice net so you know the routine. Also, keep a printed copy of the repeater list in your go-kit, because the internet may go down when you need it most. Finally, learn how nets work on our nets guide and keep the Net Check-In Board handy. Not licensed yet? Our New Hams page shows you how to get started.