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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1223 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

...TODAY WE LOOK AT NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM...

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...PROVIDES CONTINUOUS WEATHER INFORMATION AROUND THE CLOCK.
THE NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF WEATHER RADIO STATIONS IS THE FASTEST AND
MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF UP TO DATE LIFE SAVING WEATHER INFORMATION
DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

YOU NEED A SPECIAL RADIO TO RECEIVE THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS
WHICH ORIGINATE FROM YOUR NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE, A
RADIO THAT IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING SIGNALS IN THE VERY HIGH FREQUENCY
(VHF) PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. IN TENNESSEE 162.400, 162.425, 162.450,
162.475, 162.500, 162.525 AND 162.550 MEGAHERTZ ARE THE FREQUENCIES
SET ASIDE FOR WEATHER RADIO.

BROADCASTS MAY VARY, BUT GENERALLY INCLUDE AREA FORECASTS, PRESENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS, SHORT-TERM FORECASTS, WEATHER RADAR REPORTS,
CLIMATIC DATA, RIVER AND LAKE STAGE FORECASTS AND OTHER SPECIALIZED
INFORMATION. THE BROADCASTS ARE UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY TO PROVIDE THE
MOST CURRENT INFORMATION POSSIBLE.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS USEFUL ANYTIME, BUT IT IS MOST IMPORTANT WHEN
SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. DURING PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER, ROUTINE
PROGRAMMING IS INTERRUPTED, AND THE FOCUS SHIFTED TO THE LOCAL SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT. IN AN EMERGENCY, A WARNING ALARM TONE IS BROADCAST
THAT ACTIVATES SPECIALLY DESIGNED RECEIVERS TO TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY,
AND TO PRODUCE A VISUAL OR AUDIBLE ALARM. IN THIS WAY...YOUR WEATHER
RADIO BECOMES YOUR PERSONAL TORNADO SIREN FOR YOUR HOME...SCHOOL OR
BUSINESS.

COMMERCIAL RADIO, TELEVISION AND CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MAKE USE OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO, AND MAY FEEL FREE TO
REBROADCAST THE WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS.

ANOTHER GREAT SOURCE OF LIFE SAVING WEATHER INFORMATION IS THE
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.  THE EAS IS A SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATIONS LINKS
THAT UTILIZE DATA IN A DIGITAL FORM.IT IS A RELIABLE MEANS OF
LINKING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE,EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
AND THE RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCAST MEDIA TOGETHER.
THE EAS WILL HELP PARTICIPATING RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS RECEIVE AND RELAY WEATHER WARNINGS AND OTHER EMERGENCY
INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO, CONTACT THE NASHVILLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT 6 1 5 7 5 4 4 6 3 3.

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