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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 900 AM CST MON MAR 4 2019
…Have a Plan and Redundant Methods to Receive Weather Warnings…
The National Weather Service urges you to develop a safety plan for use at your home, workplace, school, vehicle, and for outdoor activities. Be aware of severe weather safety rules. Planning ahead and knowing what to do might save your life. For more information visit the Illinois emergency management agency web site at www.ready.illinois.gov.
Today, a better understanding of tornadoes, new technology such as dual pol Doppler radar, faster communications, and better Skywarn storm spotting networks allow meteorologists to provide more accurate and timely warnings for destructive tornadoes and severe storms. But in order for the warnings to be effective people must receive the warnings in a timely manner and take proper actions to protect themselves.
The best way to receive severe weather watches and warnings is with a tone alert NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards. A weather radio will give you severe weather information direct from your local National Weather Service office. Watches and warnings are preceded by a tone alert that can automatically activate your radio and get your attention with a high pitched alarm, even if storms hit in the middle of the night. SAME equipped radios can be programmed to only alert you to watches and warnings for a specific county, or group of counties.
In addition, the radios can alert you to a non-weather emergency such as a hazardous material spill or child abduction.
Weather radios can be purchased at many electronics and department stores for 30 to 80 dollars. They are highly recommended for homes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers and businesses. You should also take one along when boating or camping. More information about weather radio can be found at https://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
Remember, sirens are outdoor warning systems and should not be your primary method of receiving tornado warnings.
You can get up to the minute forecasts, watches, warnings, storm reports, radar images, satellite pictures, climate data, severe weather safety information, and more from NOAA's National Weather Service online at weather.gov. You can view warnings graphically to see if you are in the path of a warned storm. For your mobile device you can go to mobile.weather.gov.
For northeast Illinois go to weather.gov/chicago For northwest Illinois go to weather.gov/quadcities For central Illinois go to weather.gov/lincoln For southwest Illinois go to weather.gov/stlouis For far south Illinois go to weather.gov/paducah
Although not directly provided by NWS, there are many vendors who provide weather apps for smart phones, which can send watches and warnings to your phone.
The federal Communication Commission, Department of Homeland Security, and National Weather Service have teamed up with the nations wireless phone service providers who will broadcast Wireless Emergency Alerts to mobile devices for tornadoes, flash floods and other life threatening events. If you have a device that is capable of receiving wireless emergency alerts and you are within range of a cell phone tower that is in a warned area, you will receive an alert. It will be like a text message but with a distinct tone. For more information, go to www.weather.gov/wrn/wea. For information about your device, contact your wireless service provider or visit www.ctia.org/wea.
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