National Weather Service hosts webinar on weather radios

The National Weather Service is hosting a public webinar today on how to use weather radios. This event is particularly aimed at Somerset County residents who r ... Read More

Bill to modernize weather radio emergency alerts reintroduced

Gary Peters (D-Mich.) has helped reintroduce a bill to Congress that would “modernize weather radio equipment,” seeking to improve the reliability of communication services during severe weather. ... Read More

How NOAA weather radios provide essential alerts during outages, severe weather

WJAC provides news, weather and sports information for Johnstown, Altoona, State College and DuBois, Pennsylvania. Our coverage area includes Bedford, Everett, Somerset, Meyersdale, Ebensburg, Windber ... Read More

Got a weather radio at the fair? Register for this webinar to program it for local alerts

Somerset County Department of Emergency Services Director Joel Landis said in August that residents can use weather radios, in addition to other sources, to get severe weather and other emergency ... Read More

Gerald Ford's forgotten legacy: How the 38th president helped create America's weather warning system

Fifty years after Gerald Ford's presidency, his expansion of NOAA Weather Radio continues saving lives during severe weather across America. Read More

During WWII, the U.S. government censored the weather

The United States was not the only country to restrict weather reporting in World War II, but the idea seemed absurd to many, even in the patriotic “Loose Lips Sink Ships” culture of the early days of ... Read More

Arlington hosting weather preparedness event, ‘Twisters’ screening at Levitt Pavilion

Shawna Lemley, Arlington’s emergency management coordinator, attributes her start in the field of weather preparedness to the 1996 film, “Twister.” ... Read More