St. Louis, MO - Weather alert radio system is knocked out again

[Thunderbolt]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The National Weather Service's weather alert radio system was shut down twice over two days as weekend storms ripped through the St. Louis area, officials said.

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[902]

Apparently this was a leased telephone circuit issue. With the public warning nature of these transmitters (and their role in a national emergency), it's a shame that there is not more of a focus on redundancy. But you can't have redundant until you get funding... (which is a completely different matter).

 

[rdale]

With newer technology (smartphones) doing a better job at alerting, and notably cheaper, I'd rather not worry about funding redundancy for NOAA Weather Radio and instead put it into a system that is actually used by the public.