Marietta/Love County Emergency Management

Weather

The National Weather Service broadcasts warnings, watches and forecasts (as well as other hazard information) 24 hours a day.  Known as the "voice of the national weather service", NOAA Weather Radio is provided as a public service by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).   We strongly recommend that every home be equipped with an alerting style NOAA Weather Radio.  The various features and functions are described below.

Weather radios come in many sizes and with a variety of functions and costs.  Many of the radios sound a tone alarm and/or turn on the audio when severe weather announcements or emergency information are broadcast.  To make use of the new digital coding technology, more sophisticated weather radio receivers are now available.   New radios are available which feature NOAA Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoding, or NWR-SAME, technology.  These radios can be programmed to alert only for a specific area. In Love County, NOAA Weather Radio is broadcast on the frequency of 162.525 MHz  The FIPS code to program the NWR-SAME radio receivers for Love County is 040085

What else to listen for:

Severe Thunderstorm Watch means severe thunderstorms are possible in your area.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning means a severe thunderstorm is imminent or has been indicated by Doppler radar or reported by storm spotters.

Tornado Watch means tornadoes are possible in your area.   Remain alert for approaching storms and be prepared to seek shelter.

Tornado Warning means a tornado is imminent or has been indicated by Doppler radar or reported by storm spotters.  Move to your pre-designated place of safety immediately!

Flash Flood or Flood Watch means flash flooding or flooding is possible in your area.

Flash Flood or Flood Warning means flash flooding or flooding is occurring or is imminent.  Take necessary precautions immediately!

Winter Storm Watch means hazardous winter weather conditions, such as heavy snow and/or ice are possible in your area.

Winter Storm Warning means hazardous winter weather conditions are forecast to occur within 12 hours or are about to begin in your area.   Stay indoors!

Seconds save lives!  Weather radios equipped with a special alarm tone feature can sound an alert and give you immediate information about a life-threatening situation.  During an emergency, National Weather Service forecasters will interrupt routine weather radio programming and send out a special tone that activates weather radios in the listening area.  The hearing and visually impaired also can get these warnings by connecting weather radios with alarm tones to other kinds of attention-getting devices like strobe lights, pagers, bed-shakers, personal computers and text printers.  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, recreation centers, office buildings, sports facilities, theaters, retail stores, bus and train stations, airports, marinas and other public-gathering places.