BHM Weather Radio Update

Below is the latest update from the National Weather Service in Birmingham on the status of the NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) transmitter broadcasting from Red Mountain. The projected date for having this transmitter back to full operation is May 14th.

-Brian-

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1213 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014

...BIRMINGHAM NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER MAINTENANCE UPDATE...

THE BIRMINGHAM NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER...BROADCASTING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ ...CONTINUES TO OPERATE AT A REDUCED
EFFECTIVENESS AS A RESULT OF MECHANICAL FAILURES.

TECHNICIANS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO PERFORM UPGRADES TO THE EQUIPMENT
LATE THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE UPDATED PROJECTION FOR FULL
OPERATIONAL STATUS NOW STANDS AT THE CLOSE OF NORMAL OPERATIONS...
WEDNESDAY...MAY 14TH. DURING THE UPGRADE...THE RADIO TRANSMITTER...
OPERATING CURRENTLY AT REDUCED POWER AND REACH...WILL BE OFF THE
AIR.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS REDUCTION/OUTAGE HAS
CAUSED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

IN THE MEANTIME...PLEASE TUNE TO LOCAL MEDIA AND COMMERCIAL RADIO
FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. ROUTINE WEEKLY TEST
WILL BE PERFORMED ON WEDNESDAY...MAY 7TH AND SATURDAY...MAY
10TH...WEATHER PERMITTING. BACKUP NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
ARE:

TUSCALOOSA...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.400 MHZ...
ONEONTA...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.425 MHZ...
ANNISTON...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.475 MHZ...AND
CULLMAN...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.450 MHZ.

KEEP IN MIND THAT NOT ALL BACKUP TRANSMITTERS WILL TONE FOR YOUR
SPECIFIC COUNTY...SO PLEASE STAY WEATHER AWARE DURING THE OUTAGE.

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