Are there any new developments under way for the NOAA Weather Radio network?
Several developments are under way. First, the National Weather Service continues to work with local communities, businesses and non-profit organizations to install NOAA Weather Radio transmitters in areas of the nation not In addition, the NWS is beginning a program to build grass roots support for placing NOAA Weather Radio receivers in local schools and other public gathering places. The program will center around locally-formed NWR committees comprised of civic-minded leaders whose main goal will be to find funding sources to place NWR receivers in schools to give administrators fast access to changing weather conditions and severe weather alerts issued by their local NWS office. Finally, the NWS has reached an agreement with King Features Syndicate to use nationally-syndicated comic strip character Mark Trail as the campaign symbol for educating the public about the National Weather Service’s NOAA Weather Radio program. Mark Trail will appear on posters and in other educational ma
