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What is NOAA All Hazards The WWG-44 warning alarm will be activated for personnel conduct selected warnings, watches, and statements in effect Weather Spotter training for emergency ? for… services, police and fire departments, groups, and other interested NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio, WWG-44, County SAME code public and private groups. broadcasts on a frequency of 162.425 MHz from a Custer 008027 transmitter in Fowler, serving the Fowler area and Fremont 008043 eastern Pueblo County with weather information Weather Spotters provide the National 24-hours a day from the National Weather Service Huerfano 008055 Weather Service with valuable, real-time in Pueblo. Pueblo 008101 information during times of severe weather to help us provide timely warnings and The signal from the transmitting antenna to a receiver NOAA All Hazards Weather radio is an "all hazards" updates. For information on scheduling a follows a direct line-of-sight path. With the varying warning system. Through Federal, State, or local Weather Spotter training session, or a Public terrain in the area, it's important to know if a officials, the warning alarm can also be activated upon Safety session for the general public, receiver will be able to pull in the signal from where request for a episode, hazardous materials spill, contact: it is located. The signal is directed westward, so etc., to help with an evacuation effort. reception is good to adequate in parts of eastern Pueblo County, and in western Crowley and Otero Tests of the warning alarm are conducted every National Weather Service Counties. Wednesday between 11 a.m. and Noon in cooperation 3 Eaton Way with the , unless severe weather Pueblo, CO 81001-4856 To listen to the NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio is in progress or is expected. 719-948-3371 broadcast, you should buy a receiver with all seven frequencies, which range from 162.400 to 162.550 MHz. That way, you can listen to any NOAA ______Weather Radio broadcast nationwide. The receiver Weather Spotter Training and should have a jack that allows you to attach an Public Safety Talks external antenna for best reception, a battery backup, and a warning alarm. A receiver with these features is priced around $50. NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio warns you of approaching severe weather. Most of the time the NOAA Weather Radio National Weather Service in Pueblo will issue a Warning Alarm weather warning based on indications from our Doppler radar and before severe weather occurs. The warning alarm on NOAA All Hazards Weather After we issue a warning, SKYWARN Weather Radio is Specific Area Message Encoded (SAME). Spotter reports from concerned citizens, like you, This means the warning alarm sounds only for those help to confirm the weather danger. Occasionally counties that you program into the unit. This feature a weather spotter will alert the Pueblo office to will encourage more people to keep their receiver in severe weather events for which we have not yet standby mode, because they know it will only alarm issued a warning. when they are in imminent danger, not for a storm that is far away, or moving away from them.

WWG - 44 Severe Weather Terminology Programming Never be caught unaware... Watch: Issued when tornadoes are possible. Think about what you would do to keep yourself and A typical NOAA Weather Radio program those around you safe in the event of a tornado. Watch will run between three and five minutes, and the sky for approaching storms. will be repeated continually. Each segment of the broadcast is routinely updated every : Issued when a tornado is one to three hours or more frequently if indicated by radar or has been reported by trained needed. weather spotters. Immediately go to the place of safety you thought of earlier. The broadcast generally includes: Severe Watch: Issued when severe * Regional weather forecasts and are possible. Think about what you would do to keep yourself and those around you safe in observations the event of severe weather. Watch the sky for approaching storms. * The Pueblo area forecast and extended forecast Note: A severe thunderstorm is one that is bringing, or is expected to bring one inch diameter (quarter-size) or * The Short Term Forecast (detailed event- larger hail, or of 58 mph and higher. driven forecast for the next few hours). Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Issued when a * Climate data severe thunderstorm is indicated by radar or has been reported by trained weather spotters. Immediately go to * Other extra features the place of safety you thought of earlier.

Various watches and warnings are broadcast Flash Watch: Issued when flash flooding is when necessary. possible. Think about what you would do to keep yourself and those around you safe in the event of WWG - 44 for flooding. Be alert for signs of flash flooding and be ready to go to higher ground at a moments notice. If you have questions concerning Fowler & NOAA Weather Radio, please contact Warning: Issued when flash flooding is imminent. Act quickly and go to higher ground! National Weather Service Vicinity 3 Eaton Way Warning: Issued when a blizzard, 35 mph Pueblo, Colorado 81001-4856 winds and visibility <1/4 mile is imminent. 719-573-6846 “The Voice of the National Weather Service”