Jeremy:
I can't explain WHY it went off, I just know that it did--and nearly scared
the you-know-what out of me, hubby and daughter (and the hamsters I guess).
We hadn't heard it go off since some time in late October. The audio was
for Winter Storm Warning and High Wind Warning--and we did have some really
terrific wind gusts during the storm--in the 50-60 mph range. Because the
snow was coming down so heavily, there were times I couldn't see the trees
in my back yard because of the blowing snow. And I don't have a big back
yard. :-D
I suppose they ran the alert that way, because they were SO LATE in putting
out the word on the storm. Maybe they thought they could get the word out
that way and let folks know to duck--or dig, as the case may be.
Sharon Kimbleton
Lanham, MD (an eastern suburb of Washington, DC)
kimbleton_s{at}bls.gov
-OR-
skakim{at}mindspring.com
URL: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~skimblet/
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> From: Jeremy[SMTP:sammie{at}A-ZNet.com]
> Reply To: stormreports{at}casi-internal
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 12:37 PM
> To: stormreports{at}casi-internal
> Subject: Re: [CASI-SR] My 2 Cent's Worth on the Recent Snow
>
> Sharon,
> You said your NOAA weather radio alert went of for a
> winter storm warning. I though the NWS doesnt use alert for long fuse
> warnings. at least my office that covers my area doesnt.
>
> Jeremy
>
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