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Hamilton County EMA programs Weather Radios with Local Media
February 22, 2022 | TENNESSEE
AMY MAXWELL, Correspondent

Photo by Amy Maxwell(L to R: HCOEM Director Chris Adams, HCOEM PR Manager Amy Maxwell, Elders Ace Hardware Lakesite Manager Carl Cantrell and Local 3 Meteorologist David Karnes.)
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
The week of February 20-26th is Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week. During this week, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management partnered with Local 3 News to program weather radios at the Elders Ace Hardware in Chattanooga, TN. Chattanoogans were ready to get "WEATHER PREPARED" by purchasing a weather radio or bringing in their older models to be reprogrammed. Our goal is to make sure our residents have THREE sources of receiving Emergency Weather notifications consisting of a weather radio, mobile weather apps and local media outlets.