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Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Visits Virginia School: “America is Safer When Our Schools Are Safer”

Fairfax County, Va. (Oct. 30) —Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez (right) joined Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at Mt. Vernon High School in addressing the importance of securing our nation's schools. Secretary Gutierrez highlighted the importance of the NOAA public alert radios provided to thousands of schools with immediate 24/7 alert information in the event of severe weather or civil emergencies. “NOAA public alert radios arm communities with essential communication needed to save lives and property,” he said.

Mark Trail Award for 2007 recognize individuals and companies who made extraordinary efforts to promote safety through NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards.

WFLA-TV, Channel 8 in Tampa, Fl, video story on Hazardous Weather Awareness Week in Florida shows preparedness activities at a St Petersburg elementary school with Florida Governor Charlie Crist and NOAA Weather Radio. The Awareness Week activities took place less than two weeks after deadly tornadoes moved through Central Florida in early February 2007.

Our Streaming Audio page has been updated to add many new streaming audio sites. The page now also includes National Weather Service offices which offer downloadable mp3 files of routine NOAA Weather Radio content.

Our Automated Voices page has been updated with an expanded history of the automated voices used on NOAA Weather Radio along with audio clips of all the current voices.

ABC World News Tonight video story "NOAA Weather Radios: A Lifesaving Frequency.  A look at the weather radios designed to make a difference."  Two videos should automatically load for a total playtime of about 3 minutes. The NWR video is preceded by a promotional message not endorsed by NWS. You will need to download a free flash viewer (see below) to see this video.