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In the past, I have called 911 to report severe weather only under the
following circumstances:

1.  May 26, 1976 to report a tornado in Dallas to request actuation of
the warning sirens.  Actually, at the time, the 911 system didn't
exist.  I called the police dispatcher who took the report and then
transferred me to the fire dispatcher who then put out the alert to
sound the sirens.  At the time, most sirens were located at fire
stations.

2) One or two other occasions since then, I've called 911 or the local
police to report significant damage that had just occurred.

Normally, I report severe weather only to NWS.

However, in the past, the Forth Worth NWS routinely issued a statement
over the weather radio during severe weather advising citizens to report
severe weather through their local law enforcement agency.  They must
have discontinued this practice since I don't recall having heard it
recently.  Maybe Al Moller will comment.

Sam Barricklow K5KJ
http://www.thestormshop.com/
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