...EVENING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALARM TEST STARTING JUNE 3 ...

IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER SERVE ALL NOAA WEATHER RADIO LISTENERS...THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG WILL BEGIN CONDUCTING AN 
EVENING TEST OF THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALARM BETWEEN 7 PM AND 730 
PM...ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THE FIRST EVENING TEST 
WILL BE CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 3.

THIS EVENING TEST WILL REPLACE THE WEEKLY RADIO ALARM TEST BETWEEN 
1130 AM AND NOON ONLY ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. AS WITH 
THE MORNING TEST...THE MONTHLY EVENING RADIO TEST MAY BE POSTPONED 
WITHOUT NOTICE IN THE EVENT OF DEVELOPING OR EXISTING SEVERE WEATHER 
CONDITIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURS...THE TEST WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE 
FOLLOWING EVENING.

THE EVENING MONTHLY RADIO TEST WILL BE DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH
LISTENERS...WHO MAY NOT BE NEAR THEIR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...IN THE
MORNING OR AFTERNOON. THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST IS TO CONFIRM THAT
THE ALERT FUNCTION ON YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO WORKS PROPERLY. ALL
LISTENERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE TESTS...AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THEIR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLAN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT AN EVENING WEEKLY TEST OF THE NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO? COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADDITIONAL
NOAA WEATHER RADIO TEST CAN BE DIRECTED TO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG...BY CALLING 540-552-0084. OR BY EMAILING
RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.