Friday, 16 January 2009
Strange alert
I was checking the National Weather Service website when amongst all the possible alerts related to extreme weather featured a Child Abduction Alert. Curiosity drew me there - you can find it here. It is an effective way of drawing the public's attention to such an emergency. But a bit strange on a weather site nonetheless.
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Guido, yes, they've been doing this for a while now. It's called an Amber Alert, named after a little girl that was abducted. It's actually a pretty good idea, because the weather alert sounds they make on the radio are an attention-getter (especially in tornado-prone areas such as where we live), and everyone pays attention when they hear that sound.
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Beth
As Beth said it is an Amber Alert and I know at least one child had been brought home in our County after it was issued. While I was there I typed in my zip and got my forecast. I didn't know that site existed.
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