Severe Weather Awareness Week: NOAA Weather Radio Day ...
March 12-16, 2012 was Severe Weather Awareness Week in Missouri. This week was designated to remind us of the importance of preparing for severe weather before it strikes. Throughout this week you have seen tips for preparing for severe weather and how to respond when it arrives.
NOAA Weather Radio is a service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U. S. Department of Commerce. As the ?Voice of the National Weather Service,? it provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather information from local National Weather Service (NWS) Offices. Weather messages are repeated every 4 to 6 minutes and are routinely updated every 1 to 3 hours, or more frequently in rapidly changing local weather. Most stations operate 24 hours daily.
The regular broadcasts are specifically tailored to the weather information needs of the people within the service area of the transmitter. The typical coverage area of a transmitter is a 30?40 mile radius around the transmitter site. Other specialized information, such as hydrological forecasts and climatological data are also broadcast depending on the needs of the area covered.
A NOAA Weather Radio is currently the preferred device to warn you of impending severe weather, or of a different type disaster, 24-hours a day. During severe weather, NWS meteorologists can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts and insert special warning messages concerning imminent threats to life and property. The meteorologist can also add special signals to warnings that will trigger ?alerting? features on specially equipped receivers. A NOAA Weather Radio, when set to alert mode, will turn on automatically when it receives a warning from the NWS.
NOAA Weather Radios are made by several manufacturers and come in a variety of types. Some also contain AM/FM receivers and can be used as clock radios. Higher end models can be set to alert for specific areas and/or a specific warning type.
For more information about NOAA Weather Radio visit the St. Louis forecast office?s weather radio webpage: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=nwr
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| NOAA Weather Radio Stations Serving Audrain County | |||
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| Priority | Location | Frequency | Call Letters |
| Primary | Columbia/Fulton, Missouri | Channel 1 (162.400 MHz) | WXL-45 |
| Alternate | Bellflower, Missouri | Channel 3 (162.450 MHz) | WNG-728 |
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Source: http://www.audrain911.org/2012/03/severe-weather-awareness-week-noaa-weather-radio-day/
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