A storm is coming…Will you know it? |
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Traditionally, people have relied on Outdoor Warning Sirens to alert them of approaching storms and tornados. In today’s age, this is not the best option for residents to rely on |
The problem with Outdoor Warning Sirens:
- They were originally designed for people outdoors.
- Effective range of a siren is only 1 mile, less if your “up-wind”
- They are mechanical and have a high failure rate.
- They are outdoors, subject to all the elements, including lightning, wind, birds, etc.
- Subject to someone physically “activating” them.
- At night responders may have to be woke in the middle of the night, travel to the siren site and manually turn them on!
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A better way to receive warnings!
An All-Hazards Radio that gets its information directly from the National Weather Service. |
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Advantages of the All-Hazards Radio:
- Battery operated, in case the power goes out.
- Programmed for your county only.
- Easily heard indoors.
- Accessories can be added for people with visual or hearing impairments
- Warnings come directly from the National Weather Service
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Several Different Types of Radios
- S.A.M.E. Technology: Look for radios that offer Specific Area Messaging Encoding. This allows the user to program in codes for the specific counties that they want. If you only want to hear Christian County Warnings, that’s all you'll hear. But, you will get all types of warnings; tornado, severe thunderstorm, floods, etc.
- Some models offer more options for receiving alerts. The more expensive models let you program it to only receive certain types of alerts as well as receiving alerts for the specific counties that you want. So, if you want to only receive tornado warnings for Christian County, you can do that.
- This feature offers the user the convenience of being alerted only to warnings in the area he /she selects, so they are less likely to be turned off because the user is annoyed by too many messages not applicable to them.
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Today’s All-Hazard Radios were formally known as “Weather Alert Radios”.
- Since we face not only natural hazards, but man-made hazards as well, the radios have evolved to keep up with the changing threats.
- All-Hazard Radios can also be used by Emergency Management personnel to alert you of various other types of emergencies such as: chemical spills, terrorist threats and other types of emergencies that may threaten the residents.
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