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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
730 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

THIS IS THE LAST IN A SIX PART SERIES ON SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY
WHICH IS RUNNING DURING NEW YORK/S SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK.

TODAY WE DISCUSS COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW TO RECEIVE TIMELY HAZARDOUS
WEATHER INFORMATION.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS BROADCASTS WEATHER INFORMATION 24
HOURS A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK. THESE SPECIALIZED RADIOS OFTEN HAVE A
WARNING ALARM TO ALERT PEOPLE TO DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAN AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE THESE RECEIVERS
USING A SPECIAL AUDIO TONE. IMMEDIATE HAZARDOUS WEATHER INFORMATION
IS THEN BROADCAST ON THE LOCATION AND MOVEMENT OF DANGEROUS STORMS
OR FLOODING. THE NEWEST MODELS USE THE SAME TECHNOLOGY AS COMMERCIAL
BROADCAST STATIONS USE TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALSO SERVES AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR NON
WEATHER RELATED HAZARDS. THIS INCLUDES NATURAL OR MAN MADE DISASTERS
RELATED TO EARTHQUAKES...CHEMICAL SPILLS...TOXIC GAS RELEASES AND
OTHER HAZARDOUS EVENTS.

NOAA WEATHER RADIOS CAN BE PURCHASED AT LOCAL ELECTRONICS SUPPLY
STORES. ADVANCED RADIOS CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO RECEIVE ALERTS ONLY FOR
CERTAIN COUNTIES AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS. MANY SCANNERS CAN
ALSO PICK UP THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO FREQUENCIES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATES JUST OVER 1000 OF THESE
STATIONS NATIONWIDE. NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS ON SEVEN
FREQUENCIES NATIONWIDE. THESE FREQUENCIES ARE 162.400 MHZ...162.425
MHZ...162.450 MHZ...162.475 MHZ...162.500 MHZ...162.525 MHZ AND
162.550 MHZ. IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...9 NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
BROADCAST CONTINUOUS WEATHER INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BINGHAMTON.

REMEMBER...ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN
LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED FOR THE DANGERS THAT THUNDERSTORMS
BRING...TORNADOES...LIGHTNING AND FLOODING. NOW IS THE TIME TO
REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND HAVE A PLAN BEFORE SEVERE
WEATHER STRIKES. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY IN CENTRAL NEW
YORK...CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON INTERNET
WEB SITE AT:

HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BGM/PREPAREDNESS/SWAW/NY2013 (ALL LOWER CASE)

YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT DAVID NICOSIA WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
FOR NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON AT 607-770-9531 X
223 OR VIA EMAIL AT DAVID.NICOSIA@NOAA.GOV

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