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NWS: Severe Weather Awareness Week Begins April 25th
Published: April 25, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.
By: Statement from the National Weather Service
Sunday: April 25,
2021
...SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS...
The National
Weather Service and the New York State Office of Emergency Management have
proclaimed April
25 to May 1 Severe Weather Awareness Week in New York State. The
National Weather
Service will be working in partnership with several agencies
of the New York
State Disaster Preparedness Commission and the New York State
Broadcasters Association
to inform residents of the potential dangers associated with
flash flooding,
tornadoes, and severe thunderstorms.
Communications
capabilities for warning dissemination will be tested across the Empire
State during a
hazardous weather drill scheduled for Thursday April 29th at 1:15 PM.
These
capabilities include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
NOAA All Hazards
Weather Radio (NWR). Volunteer broadcasters will use this opportunity
to test the
Emergency Alert System (EAS).
Internally, the
communications drills will give the National Weather Service staff the
opportunity to
practice skills usually applied under stress. Externally, the statewide
drills give
public safety and preparedness officials, the broadcast media, and all New
Yorkers the
opportunity to test their planned methods of receiving emergency weather
messages.
Recipients of warning messages such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes,
businesses, and
individuals can use this opportunity to see if they are prepared to deal
effectively with
sudden, dangerous weather situations. Practicing our response to
hazardous weather
or flood threats can pay big dividends when actual disasters occur.
We will also
recommend ways New Yorkers can protect themselves and their families from
those hazards.
These safety tips will be issued as Public Information Statements as well
as Facebook posts
and Twitter feeds throughout the week. All media outlets are being urged
to disseminate
these important messages to their readers, viewers, and listeners.
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