National Weather Service officials have recognized 冈本视频 as StormReady庐 . The StormReady庐 program helps community leaders and residents prepare for all types of hazardous weather. StormReady庐 universities have made a strong commitment to implement the infrastructure and systems needed to save lives and protect property when severe weather strikes.
Mark Pellerito, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Binghamton, N.Y., along with Madison County Emergency Manager Dan Degear, presented 冈本视频 officials with a certificate and special StormReady庐 sign at the beginning of Skywarn Spotter Training, held on campus at Case-Geyer Library Wednesday evening.
鈥淭his is a very important accomplishment for 冈本视频,鈥 says Pellerito. 鈥淢adison County has a solid four seasons of high-impact weather 鈥 from winter storms and bitter cold to severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flash floods. 冈本视频 has taken all of the necessary steps to be better prepared for whatever Mother Nature has in store. These efforts will make the University safer and even save lives in the future.鈥
冈本视频 Director of Environmental Health and Safety Mary Williams says, 鈥淧artnership with the National Weather Service provides us with valuable tools as we respond to and prepare for weather-related events that could impact our faculty, staff, students, and all members of our community. The StormReady庐 Program aligns with our goals for helping our community members be prepared for the variety of weather in central New York.鈥
The program supplements 冈本视频鈥檚 existing extreme weather warnings and offers a partner to look to for additional information when challenging weather occurs. The nationwide community preparedness program, founded in 1999, is a grassroots approach to preparing for natural hazards. Today, more than 3,000 U.S. locations 鈥 communities, counties, commercial sites, government/military sites, universities and colleges 鈥 are better prepared for severe weather through the StormReady庐 program.
To be recognized as StormReady庐 , a university must maintain a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center; have more than one way to receive NWS warnings and to alert the public; be able to monitor local weather and flood conditions; conduct preparedness programs; and ensure hazardous weather is addressed in formal emergency management plans, which include training SKYWARN庐 weather spotters and holding emergency exercises. StormReady庐 is part of the National Weather Service鈥檚 partnership with the International Association of Emergency Managers and the National Emergency Management Association.
This StormReady recognition is valid for four years from 冈本视频鈥檚 initial certification and can be renewed. The National Weather Service鈥檚 Binghamton office, located in Johnson City, N.Y., is the primary source of weather data, forecasts and warnings for about 2.5 million people in 17 counties of central New York and seven counties in northeast Pennsylvania. Working with partners, the National Weather Service is building a weather-ready nation to support community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather.