StormReadyÂ®

What is StormReady®? It is a National Weather Service program designed to recognize communities (e.g. counties, universities, military bases) that have reached a high level of severe weather preparedness. To be recognized as StormReady®, a community must meet criteria established jointly between the NWS and state and local emergency management officials. These criteria include:

Establishing a local 24-hour warning point and an Emergency Operations Center
Having multiple ways of receiving NWS warnings
Creating a system to monitor local weather/river conditions
Having multiple ways of alerting the public
Promoting public readiness through community seminars and presentations
Developing a formal hazardous weather plan
Having trained spotters
Conducting periodic drills / exercises
Interacting with their local NWS office

The essence of the program is to ensure the entire warning system performs properly when severe weather strikes. The "system" is comprised of the NWS (which issues the warnings), local emergency management (which ensures the warnings get communicated), and you (who respond properly to the warnings). No community is storm proof, but StormReady® can help communities save lives.

Sites that aren’t necessarily designed to meet all of the StormReady® criteria (e.g. businesses, malls, hospitals, schools, etc) can show their support for weather safety by joining the StormReady® Supporter program.

If you are interested in becoming a StormReady® Community or Supporter, please contact Jason Beaman, the NWS Mobile Warning Coordination Meteorologist at 251-633-6443 ext. 223 or email jason.beaman@noaa.gov. For additional information, you can also visit: www.weather.gov/stormready.

Current NWS Mobile StormReady® Locations:

Stone County MS	Mobile County AL	Baldwin County AL
Monroe County AL	Covington County AL	University of South Alabama
Escambia County FL	Santa Rosa County FL	Okaloosa County FL
Hurlburt Field	Naval Air Station Whiting Field	Naval Air Station Pensacola
University of West Florida	Baptist Hospital Pensacola (Supporter)	Gulf Breeze Hospital (Supporter)
Choctaw County AL	Clarke County AL

Latest Local StormReady® News:

Clarke County Becomes StormReady

Choctaw County Becomes StormReady

Baptist Hospital and Gulf Breeze Hospital Become StormReady Supporters