How are warnings issued?
• Warnings are broadcast through standard National Weather Service (NWS) dissemination methods such as the NOAA Weather Radio-All Hazards, the Emergency Alert System, and the Emergency Managers Weather Information Network. • State Emergency Service Agencies receive the message through FEMAs National Warning System and the NOAA Weather Wire. The states immediately pass warnings to local jurisdictions. • The US Coast Guard relays the message via radio. • The warnings are posted on the WC/ATWC and NWS web sites (http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.shtml) and are issued through a public e-mail list server. • Many coastal communities supplement the basic notification systems with sirens, automatic phone messaging systems, etc. Contact your local emergency management officials to determine local procedures.
