…SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…
IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM…IN COORDINATION WITH
SURROUNDING NWS OFFICES…HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER COVERAGE AREAS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL
BASIS. WHILE SOME OF THESE CHANGES WERE MADE PREVIOUSLY ON AN
EMERGENCY BASIS THANKS TO LISTENER FEEDBACK…ALL THE CHANGES
OUTLINED BELOW WILL BE COMPLETE AND GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH.
THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE TO THE
TRANSMITTERS LISTED BELOW.
TRANSMITTER COUNTIES ADDED
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ANNISTON (MT CHEAHA) COOSA, JEFFERSON, SHELBY
BIRMINGHAM TUSCALOOSA
DEMOPOLIS CLARKE, WILCOX
MONTGOMERY BUTLER, CRENSHAW, PIKE, TALLAPOOSA
ONEONTA CULLMAN, JEFFERSON, WALKER
SELMA BIBB, BUTLER, WILCOX
TEXASVILLE CRENSHAW, RUSSELL
TUSCALOOSA JEFFERSON; NOXUBEE (MS)
WINFIELD PICKENS
THE FOLLOWING REMOVALS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 30TH. IF THERE IS
A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER…IT WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT
GOOD WEATHER DAY.
TRANSMITTER COUNTIES REMOVED
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ANNISTON (MT CHEAHA) HARALSON, HEARD (GA)
TEXASVILLE CLAY, EARLY, RANDOLPH, STEWART (GA)
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO OTHER TRANSMITTERS INVOLVING CENTRAL
ALABAMA COUNTIES IS SET TO TAKE PLACE BY THE END OF MAY.
TRANSMITTER COUNTIES ADDED
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CULLMAN WALKER, WINSTON
WHILE THE ACTUAL COVERAGE AREA OR FOOTPRINT OF EACH OF THESE
TRANSMITTERS HAS NOT CHANGED…THE ADDITIONAL COUNTIES WARNED ON
THESE TRANSMITTERS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO
LISTENERS AT THE OUTER EDGES OF THE COVERAGE AREA OF EACH
TRANSMITTER. BY PROVIDING WARNINGS FOR COUNTIES TYPICALLY
UPSTREAM FROM OR ADJACENT TO THOSE LOCATIONS…WE WILL BE
PROVIDING MORE ADVANCED NOTICE OF IMPENDING WEATHER
HAZARDS…WHICH WILL ALLOW MORE TIME FOR LISTENERS TO SEEK
SHELTER. USING THE RESOURCES ON OUR WEBPAGE…WE ENCOURAGE ALL
NOAA WEATHER RADIO LISTENERS TO ENSURE THEIR RECEIVERS ARE
PROGRAMMED PROPERLY TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CHANGE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ACROSS CENTRAL
ALABAMA WILL BE THE ADDITION OF A SECOND WEEKLY WEATHER RADIO
TEST. PREVIOUSLY…WEEKLY TESTS WERE ONLY HELD ON
WEDNESDAYS…BUT NOW THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM
WILL BE DOING A SECOND TEST ON SATURDAYS. THE ADDITION OF
SATURDAY TESTS IS TO ENSURE THAT MORE LISTENERS ARE ABLE TO
CONFIRM THE OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THEIR WEATHER RADIOS. IF YOUR
WEATHER RADIO RECEIVES THE WEEKLY TESTS THEN IT IS STILL WORKING
PROPERLY. HOWEVER…IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE TEST THEN THERE IS
LIKELY A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO…WHICH MEANS YOU MAY NOT
RECEIVE CRITICAL WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION FOR YOUR AREA.
ALL TESTS WILL BE DONE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 AM AND NOON. IF
BAD WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED TO OCCUR…THEN THE TEST
WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT GOOD WEATHER DAY.
YOU MAY VISIT OUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO WEBPAGE AT:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX/?N=NWR
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HUNTSVILLE…PEACHTREE CITY AND
TALLAHASSEE NWS OFFICES FOR COLLABORATION AND ASSISTANCE IN
HELPING US IMPROVE OUR NWR SERVICES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR WOULD LIKE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…PLEASE CONTACT JOHN DE BLOCK…WARNING
COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST…AT 205-664-3010 EXT 223.
