NOAA Weather Radio outage: What Birmingham residents need to know

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Are you ready for possible severe weather ? I’ve got my helmets and basement ready. (Pat Byington/Bham Now)

Do not depend on your NOAA Weather Radio if you live in the Birmingham metro area and Central Alabama when potential storms roll in this Tuesday.

According to the National Weather Service Birmingham Office, a software update to the system was scheduled months in advance between May 19 to May 21. 

Unfortunately, NOAA Weather Radio transmitters will be offline today in the following areas:

  • Winfield
  • Oneonta
  • Birmingham
  • Anniston
  • Tuscaloosa
  • Demopolis
  • Selma
  • Montgomery
  • Auburn
  • Texasville

Below is a Q &A about the Radio Outage issued by the Birmingham Office.

Severe weather is expected to potentially occur Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Be prepared Birmingham! Below is Bham Now’s latest story on severe weather preparedness and a social reel.

Alabama Tornado Season: How to prepare and stay informed

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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