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Maine-ly Weather

Volume 4

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New NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter Sites

worth, and the new site in Springfield to reduce the amount of marine programming, thus greatly reducing the broadcast cycle time. Additional marine programming would also be possible to better serve the commercial and recreational boater within Maine's coastal waters.

Who Needs NOAA Weather Radio?
     Public safety experts agree: the receivers should be standard equipment in every home. They are especially valuable in places that are entrusted with public safety, including hospitals, schools, places of worship, nursing homes, restaurants, grocery stores, recreational centers, and any other public gathering place. 
     NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts warnings and post-event information for all types of hazards.  In addition to weather warnings, other natural hazards (such as earthquakes and volcano activity) and technological hazards (such as chemical or oil spills) are also part of the "All Hazards" capability of NOAA Weather Radio.  This makes it the single source for the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available to the public. 
     Weather radios equipped with a special alarm tone feature can sound an alert and give you immediate information about life-threatening situations. During an emergency, the NWS will interrupt routine programming with  a special alert tone

The blue circles on this map show the existing NOAA Weather Radio coverage areas for the state of Maine.  The red circles represent approximate coverage areas for the new transmitter sites.

The green counties are the counties under the Caribou NWS office's umbrella of responsibility, with the yellow under the NWS Gray's office.

As you can see, with just the blue circles, vast areas of Maine were without adequate coverage from this vitally important safety resource of Weather Radio.

Thanks to a funding grant sponsored by USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) (which Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) applied for), funding for an additional 4 transmitter sites is close at hand.  As a result, a new transmitter will be located at the Frenchville Airport to serve extreme northern Maine, Milo for service to the central Maine
Highlands, in Meddybemps to help areas in Downeast Maine, and in Springfield for residents of east central Maine.

In addition to those four sites, additional funding is being sought through Senator Collins office for a transmitter site in Cutler.  The Cutler site would be a primary marine transmitter, which would allow the existing transmitter in Ells

that will active radios within the listening area.  That means that even in the middle of the night, these radios can awaken you and your family in order that you have the chance to move to a place of safety. Like the smoke detector, or the carbon monoxide detector,  NOAA Weather Radio is a vital safety accessory for today's families

"NOAA Weather Radio is the single source for the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available to the public." 

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