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NWS: Wireless Emergency Alerts on Your Mobile Device

The wireless industry, The FCC, and FEMA will roll-out the WEA’s (Wireless Emergency Alerts) system nationwide this year. The NWS will start utilizing this by pushing extreme weather warnings over the system in June 2012. Tornado warnings, flash flood warnings and several other high-end warnings will go direct to wireless users in an affected county  Read the Rest…

NWS: Wireless Emergency Alerts on Your Mobile Device

The wireless industry, The FCC, and FEMA will roll-out the WEA’s (Wireless Emergency Alerts) system nationwide this year. The NWS will start utilizing this by pushing extreme weather warnings over the system in June 2012. Tornado warnings, flash flood warnings and several other high-end warnings will go direct to wireless users in an affected county  Read the Rest…

NWS: Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week Flyer

Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week April 8th ‐ April 14th, 2012 Mon: Flooding | Tue: Damaging Winds | Wed: Tornadoes | Thu: Hail | Fri: Lightning Download Flyer Here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/awareness_week/flyer.pdf

NWS: Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week Flyer

Maryland  Severe Storms Awareness Week April 8th ‐ April 14th, 2012 Mon: Flooding  | Tue: Damaging Winds | Wed: Tornadoes  | Thu: Hail  | Fri: Lightning   Download Flyer Here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/awareness_week/flyer.pdf

As Hurricane Irene Approaches, FEMA Urges East Coast Residents to Be Prepared

Residents Should Follow the Instructions of Local Officials and VisitReady.gov or Listo.gov to Prepare for Hurricanes and Severe Weather   WASHINGTON – As Hurricane Irene moves toward the East Coast of the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging all residents in East Coast states to take steps now to prepare their families and businesses  Read the Rest…

Hurricane Hunter visits Maryland

MEMA, the National Weather Service and St. Mary’s County Partner to Raise Awareness for Hurricane Preparedness   Reisterstown, Maryland (May 10, 2011)  The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the National Weather Service and the St. Mary’s (MD) County Office of Emergency Management recently hosted a visit by a Lockheed WP-3D P3 Orion “Hurricane Hunter”  aircraft at the Patuxent  Read the Rest…

2011 Hurricane Hunters Tour

Everyone is invited to this one of a kind event 2011 Hurricane Hunters Tour Tuesday May 3rd, 2011 Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD Everyone is invited! TOUR on-board one of the unique NOAA “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft. LEARN what it is like to penetrate a hurricane from the pilots who fly it. SPEAK with National  Read the Rest…

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