[Scan-DC] New VA Weather stations to DX!

[Jack]

There's also a new one coming online somewhere here in the DC area.  
Listen to 162.450. It is currently in acceptance testing, but the  
informational message says "when fully operational this will be the  
new NOAA weather radio station for Washington, DC."

Jack


On Mar 27, 2007, at 11:58 PM, Alan Henney wrote:

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VDEM Public Affairs Office [mailto:pio at vdem.virginia.gov]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:07 PM
> Subject: VDEM News Release: Grant Fills Weather Alert Radio Gaps
>
>
> Virginia Department of Emergency Management
> 10501 Trade Court, Richmond, VA 23236
> CONTACT: Bob Spieldenner, (804) 897-6510
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 27, 2007
>
> Grant Fills Weather Alert Radio Gaps
>
> RICHMOND, VA — Two new grants will expand weather radio alerting
> coverage areas in parts of Virginia. The U.S. Department of
> Agriculture has awarded the Commonwealth $188,400 to purchase and
> install additional transmitters, antennae and generators in Halifax
> and Wythe counties.
>
> The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather
> Radio network broadcasts weather watches and warnings from local
> National Weather Service offices 24 hours a day. Although the network
> covers all major metropolitan areas and many smaller cities and towns,
> the grants help to provide coverage in rural areas that do not have
> coverage or are poorly covered. In addition to weather alerts, the
> network also sends environmental and public safety alerts, including
> messages for the Emergency Alert System.
>
> “Severe weather can strike at any time, anywhere, and it is essential
> that all Virginians have access to the NOAA Weather Radio network,”
> said Michael Cline, state coordinator for the Virginia Department of
> Emergency Management. “These grants will have a significant impact on
> the safety of residents in southwestern and southside Virginia.”
>
> Recent tornadoes in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Missouri have
> reinforced the need for such alerting coverage.
>
> “These alerts are vital to saving lives when quick action is
> necessary,” said Phil Hysell, warning coordination meteorologist for
> the NWS in Blacksburg, Va. “With this funding, we are better able to
> protect residents in the more rural areas.”
>
> The grants are funded using residual funds from grant projects that
> were completed under budget. Grants for similar projects also went to
> Alaska, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota and Tennessee. For more
> information about the grants, visit the USDA’s Rural Development Web
> site at www.rurdev.usda.gov.
>
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