NOAA Weather Radio Promotions Set Sept. 26 in 10 Counties

Camp Murray, Wash. – Special promotions are scheduled in 10 counties from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 to enable customers to buy a NOAA weather radio and to have it programmed by amateur radio operators, other volunteers and staff.

The events, which are part of Disaster Preparedness and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio Awareness Month, are:

• Port Angeles: Wal-Mart, 3500 U.S. 101.
• Sequim: Wal-Mart, 1284 W. Washington St.
• ESCA: (S. Snohomish and N. King counties)
• Lynnwood: Wal-Mart, 1400 164th St. S.W.
• Grays Harbor County: Aberdeen: Wal-Mart, 909 E. Wishkah (U.S.12 and U.S.101 E).
• Jefferson County: Port Hadlock: Hadlock Building Supply, 901 Ness Corner Rd.
• Port Townsend: Henery Hardware, 218 Sims Way.
• Kitsap County: Port Orchard: Wal-Mart, 3497 Bethel Rd.
• Bremerton: Wal-Mart, 6797 State Route 303 N.E.
• Poulsbo: Wal-Mart, 21200 Olhava Way N.W.
• King County:  Auburn Annual Disaster Preparedness Fair, Les Grove Community Campus,1020 Deal’s Way S.E. Sponsor: Fred Meyer
• Mason County: Shelton: Wal-Mart, 100 E. Wallace Kneeland Blvd.
• Pacific County: Raymond: Radio Shack, 704 Willapa Pl.
• Raymond: Dennis Company TV & Appliance, 124 4th St.
• Ocean Park: Jacks County Store, 26006 State Route 103.
• South Bend: Buds Lumber, 220 W. Robert Bush Dr.
• Skagit County: Mount Vernon: Ace Hardware, 1420 Riverside Dr.
• Snohomish County:Everett: Wal-Mart, 11400 Highway 99.
• Tulalip: Wal-Mart, 8924 Quilceda Blvd.
• Whatcom County: Bellingham: Wal-Mart, 4420 Meridian St.

Weather radios alert local residents to many immediate, life-threatening hazards, like weather,tsunamis, volcanoes, hazardous releases, and other dangerous events. Without a weather radio, a critical emergency warning message from local emergency authorities could be missed.

NOAA Weather Radio is a service of the National Weather Service, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Dept of Commerce. NOAA Weather Radio is the voice of the National Weather Service, broadcasting the latest area weather forecasts and conditions 24 hours a day.

Additional NOAA Weather Radio information is available at this link: http://www.emd.wa.gov The NOAA Weather Radio Promotion is coordinated between the Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD), Grays Harbor Public Utility District, retailers and local businesses, and the Washington coastal counties of Pacific, Grays Harbor, Clallam, and Jefferson to promote National Preparedness and NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Month.Preparedness month activities also will include a statewide Drop, Cover, Hold drill at 10:15a.m. on Sept. 24. More information about Preparedness Month is available from the Washington
Emergency Management Division at www.emd.gov/preparedness/prep_infocus.shtml or from Rosanne Garrand, EMD public education program coordinator, (253) 512-7419.

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