It's great when the @fema Deputy Administrator is talking at @NEMA_web's Annual Forum and the #EmergencyAlertSystem test goes off right as he finishes. Timing couldn't have been any better.
Not only do Emergency Managers face a stronger disaster season, @FEMA_Deanne asserts they face the spread of weaponized disinformation by foreign adversaries. “Let’s face it: disasters are fertile ground for the spread of false information.” #NEMAForum2023
Remember, avg error of @NHC_Atlantic "Day 5" location is 120-150mi. All interests from Louisiana to #Florida should be closely watching.
1/3 of the time, system could actually end up OUTSIDE of the cone.
And, impacts occur WAY outside of the center line & cone. @weatherchannel
If you are struggling.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Call 988 on your phone to talk to someone that that is waiting to hear your voice.
#September11#September11th
Welcome, Ken Graham, as the new director of the National Weather Service! Follow Ken at @NWSDirector. Get to know Ken and his work throughout his nearly 30 year career at NWS: https://t.co/CGJpmYKsHk
NOAA has issued seasonal Atlantic #hurricane forecast and calls for above-normal season:
14-21 named storms
6-10 hurricanes
3-6 major (Category 3+) hurricanes
Cite likely #LaNina and above-average Atlantic sea surface temperatures as two contributors.
https://t.co/NDkQeOSp7M
Dr. Carmel Harrington lost a child to SIDS 29 years ago. It was just announced she was the lead researcher who help find out why it happened. Her work will help countless families who dealt with this and work to prevent it in the future.
We sent our intern to a local corner store with $20 and an assignment: get some emergency supplies! Join Jasmine as she searches the aisles and builds her personal emergency kit.
🎥 Full video: https://t.co/irOk0GcSOv
📝 Start your kit: https://t.co/iANR6Gz85M
Walkways may be slippery in cold weather. A great way to avoid slips and falls is to walk like a penguin: keep your center of gravity on your front leg, take short steps and walk flat-footed. Remember to walk with your arms at your sides (not in your pockets). 🐧❄️
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
@Georgetown Office of Emergency Management is hiring an EM Specialist. Get involved in university outreach, planning, training, exercises, response AND recovery.
And you can work for the great @MarcBarbiere!
https://t.co/UANTomW0by
#SMEM#EMGTwitter
NOAA has issued Annual Exceedance Probabilities on the #Ida flood event in the Mid- Atlantic and Northeast. For 3 and 6 hour rain rates - in the heaviest core - it was less than a 1 in 1000 year event!