Wednesday is NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Day

How will you receive important severe weather and critical hazards information in the middle of the night while you sleep? Or when you're camping in the Northwoods? Or at the ball park? NOAA Weather Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, is the answer. It provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather and emergency information directly from NWS offices across the state. Computer-generated messages are repeated every four to six minutes and are routinely updated. The stations operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

During severe weather or other emergencies, routine weather broadcasts are interrupted with special warning messages. Specially designed radios sound an alarm indicating that a weather or other hazardous emergency exists, alerting the listener to turn on the receiver. Weather radios -- "Smoke alarms for severe weather."

Click here for more information about NOAA Weather Radios.