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National Weather Service and local ECC certify Sumner County Schools as StormReady; signage and radios to be installed
Summary
Representatives from the National Weather Service told the board the school district met the StormReady criteria — including shelter site identification, NOAA radios, drills and liaison participation — and the certification is valid for five years.
Bob Carter and Caleb Cravens of the National Weather Service briefed the Sumner County School Board on April 22 about the district's StormReady certification, a voluntary National Weather Service program that the presenters said strengthens severe-weather preparedness.
Caleb Cravens, incident meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Nashville, said the program requires local plans, identification of sheltering locations, NOAA weather radios at facilities, two tornado…
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