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Article: NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DECLARES BENTON COUNTY, ARK., NATION'S 1,000TH STORMREADY COMMUNITY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 27, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service issued the following press release:
The NOAA National Weather Service has declared Benton County, Ark., the nation's 1,000th StormReady community. Benton County, Ark., is served by the NOAA National Weather Service office in Tulsa, Okla., where the popular life-saving program originated. A formal recognition ceremony is scheduled for April.
"StormReady has been a tremendous success in terms of raising community awareness of potential weather hazards and elevating the overall preparedness on a local level when severe weather occurs," said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, ...