Guideline 4: Warning Dissemination*

Receiving StormReady recognition will be contingent upon having one or more of the following means of ensuring timely warning dissemination to citizens. Requirements are based population.

• NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receivers, tone alert or SAME, in each government-owned building accessed by the public.
• Required locations:
  • 24 hour warning point
  • Emergency Operations Center
  • City Hall
  • School Superintendent office
• Recommended locations:
  • Courthouses
  • Public libraries
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • Fairgrounds
  • Parks and recreation areas
  • Public utilities
  • Sports arenas
  • Departments of Transportation
• Cable television audio/video overrides.
• Local Flood warning systems with no single point of failure.
• Other locally-controlled methods like a local broadcast system or sirens on emergency vehicles.
• Outdoor warning sirens.
• Counties Only: A County-wide communications network that ensures the flow of information between all cities and towns within its borders. This would include acting as a warning point for the smaller towns.

*This guideline may be satisfied by incorporating data/services provided by America's Weather Industry.