The local EWX Integrated Warning Team (IWT) brings together emergency managers, broadcast and print media, amateur radio network controllers, government and special district officials, and the National Weather Service with the goal of finding the best ways to communicate a consistent warning message during an event.
Post-event studies of high-impact weather events have shown that coordinated actions of an IWT play an important role in achieving a favorable public response. Bringing NWS, EMs, and broadcast media together with other partners in the same room to discuss best practices and challenges not only lays the foundation for improved relationships between members of the IWT, but helps us to all understand how the public we serve responds to our services.
IWT workshop registration is set up through invitation. For more information, please contact paul.yura@noaa.gov. Additional workshop areas are planned as well.
Serving Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson counties.
The last Austin/Capital Area IWT workshop was held in March 2023. Planning information for the next workshop will be posted in the future. Resources from the last workshop are available below.
Serving Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson counties.
The last Alamo Area workshop was held in 2022. Planning information for the next workshop will be posted in the future. Resources from the last workshop are available below.
March 2023 Austin IWT Presentation
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