Storm Center

Becoming StormReady requires a community to meet established National Weather Service preparedness criteria. Among the requirements, a StormReady community must:

• Maintain a 24-hour warning point and Emergency Operations Center to support emergency coordination.
• Have multiple ways to receive severe weather warnings and forecasts from the National Weather Service.
• Have multiple ways to alert the public when hazardous weather threatens.
• Monitor local weather conditions to help identify and respond to developing hazards.
• Promote public readiness through community seminars, presentations and other preparedness activities.
• Train severe weather spotters and conduct emergency exercises to strengthen preparedness and response capabilities.