National Weather Service - Little Rock, Arkansas...StormReady

StormReady is a nationwide program designed to encourage communities to take a proactive approach to improving local hazardous weather operations. The goal is to prepare communities for severe weather so that life and property may be better protected. On September 18, 2008...Danville (Yell County) became a StormReady community.

	A ceremony was held in town to celebrate the StormReady achievement.
In the picture: Participants at the ceremony included (from left) Danville Mayor Steve Pfeifer, Lou Keller, field representative for U.S. Senator Mark Pryor, Danville Police Chief Rick Padgett and Renee Fair, Meteorologist in Charge of the National Weather Service in Little Rock (WFO LZK). The photo was taken by John Robinson, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at WFO LZK. Click to enlarge.

To become eligible for StormReady recognition, the following was provided: (1) a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center, (2) multiple ways of receiving severe weather information, (3) a means to monitor weather conditions, (4) the capability to inform citizens of severe weather, (5) community preparedness/safety talks and (6) written plans for dealing with severe weather.

Danville (Yell County) became the sixth StormReady community in the Little Rock County Warning Area since 2001. Other StormReady towns/counties include Hot Springs (Garland County), Garland County, Grant County, Jackson County and Johnson County.

Link of Interest

StormReady Communities in Arkansas

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