This is a Test, This is Only a Test…
People who work on weekdays are not home to test their NOAA Weatheradios.
Putting SERVICE in the National Weather Service, our friends at BMX are instituting a Saturday morning Weatheradio test. It will occur between 10 a.m. and noon, weather permitting of course.
The first one is tomorrow. It should occur around 11 a.m. Have your Weatheradios on in alert mode and make sure they are working.
If you are having any problems, post a comment below and we will all work together to resolve it!
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
152 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2012
…NOAA WEATHER RADIO ROUTINE WEEKLY TESTS…
REMINDER!
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2ND…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM
WILL ISSUE THE FIRST SATURDAY VERSION OF THE ROUTINE WEEKLY TEST.
PREVIOUSLY…WEEKLY TESTS WERE ONLY CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAYS…BUT
NOW A SECOND TEST WILL BE DONE ON SATURDAYS. THE ADDITION OF
SATURDAY TESTS IS TO ENSURE THAT MORE LISTENERS ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM
THE OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THEIR WEATHER RADIOS.
AS WITH THE WEDNESDAY TESTS…THE SATURDAY 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.
ROUTINE WEEKLY TESTS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE YOUR WEATHER RADIO
RECEIVER IS WORKING PROPERLY. IF YOUR 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…AND
YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE CRITICAL WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION FOR YOUR
AREA. CONSULT YOUR RADIO USERS MANUAL TO ENSURE YOUR RADIO IS SET UP
AND PROGRAMMED PROPERLY.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER COVERAGE
AND COUNTY CODES FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA, YOU MAY VISIT OUR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO WEBPAGE AT:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX/?N=NWR_OVERVIEW
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING WEATHER RADIO ROUTINE WEEKLY TESTS
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA…PLEASE CONTACT JOHN DE BLOCK…WARNING
COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST…AT 205-664-3010 EXT 223.
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JD/02
