SluggerWx Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 http://www.whnt.com/ All posters please try to pull as much facts from the presser as possible. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 140 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...NWS BIRMINGHAM METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNOR BENTLEY`S DAMAGE SURVEY AND PRESS CONFERENCE AT 330 PM TODAY... THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL MEDIA TO FOLLOW NWS TEAMS TO SURVEY DAMAGE. DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING REQUESTS...DAMAGE AREAS THAT ARE STILL RESTRICTED...AND THE NEED FOR OUR SURVEYS TO BE COMPLETED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE...ADDRESSING AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AS POSSIBLE IN ONE LOCATION IS THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS TO MEET YOUR INFORMATION NEEDS AND ALLOWING US TO COMPLETE OUR DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS. METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE JIM STEFKOVICH WILL ACCOMPANY GOVERNOR BENTLEY ON HIS TOUR AT THE SCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PRATT CITY AT 330 PM. HE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE LATEST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT RESULTS...THE METEOROLOGY OF THE EVENT... AND THE PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY USED TO ASSESS STORM DAMAGE ACCURATELY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...CONTACT JIM STEFKOVICH... METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE AT 205 585 8635. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Flags to half staff through Monday in AL... Governor Bentley called for State-wide day of prayer on Sunday, 5/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 CNN will carry the conference live when it begins. Right now the mayor of Tuscaloosa is giving a news conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 6,000 people in the heart of the tornado path (population estimate for Tuscaloosa tornado) 446 people un-accounted for. Reports to dispatch for welfare check where calls didn't come back Calls could be multiple Person could be already located Working to improve that number, just a raw number of welfare check requests to dispatch. Called in two additional cadaver units for assistance with searching due to the difficulties/time required to search 'rubble.' Agency in charge of coordinating volunteer efforts during disasters was destroyed. EMA creating an 8-person volunteer coordination team starting Sunday... 995 injuries, 5.9 miles long. 1/4 - 1/2 mile wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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