In order to help keep the public informed about the possibility of severe weather events and other potential dangers, the Starke County Emergency Management Agency will be supplying free weather alert radios today.
Continue readingThere’s a chance for you to get a free NOAA Weather/All Hazard Alert Radio next week.
Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Clyde Avery says the effort is part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week next week.
“We’re going to be giving away a limited number of all hazard emergency alert radios that were provided to us by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, as well as some that I was able to purchase through some grant funds that were available,” said Avery.
A NOAA Weather Radio Programming Day is being offered today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET at the Walgreen’s store at 2014 N. Michigan Street in Plymouth.
NOAA Weather/All Hazards Alert Radio is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana. In addition to local radio weather coverage, these radios alert you to severe and potentially deadly weather situations giving you time to take emergency action.
