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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
902 AM CDT WED MAY 08 2013

...MAY 8 2013 IS NOAA WEATHER RADIO AWARENESS DAY IN WISCONSIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THAT SERVICE WISCONSIN...AND
THE WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE CO-SPONSORING A NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS AWARENESS DAY IN WISCONSIN ON MAY 8TH.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS NOT ONLY PROVIDES YOU WITH THE
CURRENT FORECAST AND WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR YOUR AREA...IT CAN ALSO
SAVE YOUR LIFE.

THE WEATHER RADIO IS THE SMOKE DETECTOR OF THE WEATHER WORLD. EVERY
YEAR PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE SAVED BECAUSE THEY RECEIVED A
TIMELY WARNING FROM A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS.

.....................BASIC IDEAS............................
NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS BROADCASTS WEATHER AND HAZARD
INFORMATION FOR EVERY COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES 24 HOURS A DAY.
CURRENTLY OVER 1000 WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS TRANSMITTERS ARE IN
OPERATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BROADCASTS ARE MADE OVER SEVEN CHANNELS...EACH COVERING A THREE TO
SEVEN COUNTY AREA. THE FREQUENCY RANGE FOR THE SEVEN CHANNELS IS
CENTERED AROUND 162.450 MHZ. WISCONSIN HAS EXCELLENT WEATHER RADIO
ALL HAZARDS COVERAGE...THANKS TO 37 TRANSMITTERS IN OR NEAR THE
STATE THAT PROVIDE AT LEAST PARTIAL COVERAGE.

WITH SUMMER QUICKLY APPROACHING THE BADGER STATE...YOU NEED TO BE
AWARE OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER SITUATIONS QUICKLY.  THE BEST
WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF RAPIDLY CHANGING SUMMER WEATHER CONDITIONS IS
TO PURCHASE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS.

THE WEATHER RADIO SIGNAL IS A LINE-OF-SIGHT SIGNAL. HILLS AND OTHER
BUILDINGS WILL EITHER BLOCK OR REDUCE THE SIGNAL STRENGTH. IF YOUR
WEATHER RADIO IS IN THE BASEMENT OR INTERIOR PORTION OF A BUILDING
THE SIGNAL MAY BE WEAK. TO ENHANCE YOUR SIGNAL...INSTALL AN EXTERIOR
ANTENNA ON THE ROOF OF YOUR BUILDING AND RUN THE CO-AXIAL CABLE TO
YOUR WEATHER RADIO.

.................PURCHASING A WEATHER RADIO......................
A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS CAN BE PURCHASED AT MOST MAJOR
ELECTRONICS STORES.

     ...THE AVERAGE PRICE CAN RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 TO 70
        DOLLARS DEPENDING ON THE FEATURES INCLUDED ON THE RADIO...
        OR IF THERE IS A SPECIAL SALE TAKING PLACE.

     ...ANY OF THE RADIOS REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE WILL PROVIDE YOU
        WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS.

     ...HOWEVER...IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO PURCHASE A RADIO WITH
        SOME TYPE OF AUTOMATIC ALERT SYSTEM AND A BATTERY BACKUP.

........SPECIAL FEATURES YOU WANT WITH YOUR WEATHER RADIO..........
SOME OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE RADIOS WILL INCLUDE THE NEW SAME /SPECIFIC
AREA MESSAGE ENCODING/ TECHNOLOGY. WITH SAME TECHNOLOGY IT IS EVEN
EASIER TO GET SPECIFIC COUNTY SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. YOU CAN
PROGRAM YOUR WEATHER RADIO TO PROVIDE A TONE ALERT ONLY WHEN WEATHER
AFFECTS YOUR COUNTY.

YOU CAN PROGRAM THE RADIO TO ALERT YOU TO MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND
SPECIFY ONLY SPECIFIC TYPES OF WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. PROGRAMMING
MULTIPLE COUNTIES IS ESPECIALLY HANDY IF YOU LIVE AND WORK IN
DIFFERENT COUNTIES.

THE HEARING AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN ALSO BE ALERTED TO SEVERE
WEATHER BY CONNECTING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS WITH ALARM TONES
TO OTHER KINDS OF ATTENTION-GETTING DEVICES SUCH AS STROBE LIGHTS...
PAGERS...BED SHAKERS...PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND TEXT PRINTERS.

..................A FEW LAST WORDS............................
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECOMMENDS THAT ALL HOMES...SCHOOLS...
BUSINESSES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE GROUPS OF PEOPLE GATHER SHOULD
HAVE A TONE-ALERT NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. EVERY YEAR ADVANCE
NOTICE OF SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS THUNDERSTORMS...FLASH FLOODS AND
TORNADOES HAS PROVEN TO BE A LIFE SAVER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS PLEASE CHECK
OUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX/NWR.PHP              /ALL LOWER CASE/

FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION AND UP TO DATE FORECASTS
AND ANY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX/                     /ALL LOWER CASE/

$$

KAPELA
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
