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<owner-LISTSERV@POSTOFFICE.CSO.UIUC.EDU> wrote:

>Your county government must have been napping on that one...

>The FIRST thing the NWS office does is alert the NAWAS system for weather
>warnings, then they type in the warning into AFOS...then it goes out via
>NOAA radio......

NAWAS,  a cold war relic is not used universally by the emergency
management community.  A common mistake made by those folks who have
access to a NAWAS terminal  The best tool is good day to day
coordination between the NWS and local government.  It is not a
perfect tool as the NWS is dealing with somethiing that is still more
art than science.  

A good solution is for the NWS and local emerg. mgmt. agencies to
share "backline" phone numbers and for the folks to get to know each
other.  Several NWS offices now access the pager systems of local
government groups.  Provide them with current information.  NAWAS
doesn't go every where and do everything.

>The NAtional WArning System has been in place since the 1950's and is
>basically one giant conference call telephone....if your EOC wasn't
>paying attention then they should take the blame....and the sirens belong
>to the county or municipality....NWS does not control them

>de Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR
>Pinellas County FL  Skywarn Coordinator