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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSevere Weather and Tornado Warning Plan 1983SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADO WARNING PLAN OPERATIONS January, 1983 BRAZOS COUNTY, BRYAN, COLLEGE STATION AND TEXAS A &M UNIVERSITY RACES Texas Employment Shelter Service Citizen Band Volunteers Fixed Commercial BRAZOS COUNTY • BRYAN • COLLEGE STATION DISASTER EMERGENCY PLANNING ORGANIZATION LEGAL CITY /COUNT ATTORNEY ' COUNFY DISASTER EMERGENCY SERVICES' OFFICE L _ - DISASTER EMERGENCY COUNCIL COUNTY JUDGE BRYAN MAYOR COLLEGE STATION MAYOR DISASTER DIRECTORS STAFF COUNTY DIRECTOR BRYAN CITY MANAGER /DIRECTOR COLLEGE STATION CITY MANAGER /DIRECTOR TAMU DIRECTOR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE & HEALTH, PUBLIC WORKS TORNADO PUBLIC FALLOUT DAMAGE WELFARE WARNING RESCUE MEDICAL & WARNING SHELTERS ASSESSMENT MORTUARY Brazos County & Red Cross Sheriff Fire Chiefs Bryan METEOROLOGY (Evacuee Brazos County Natural Police Chiefs Bryan, City- County College Sta. SERVICES Shelter) Bryan, Disaster Bryan, College Sta. Health Office College Station Shelter College Station TAMU TAMU & TAMU Feeding COMMUNICATIONS MANPOWER RADIOLOGICAL EDUCATION and TRAINING DEFENSE Monitors MILITARY LIAISON MOBDES I EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION (EBS) Bryan Public Schools College Station Public Schools 9-24 -16 TORNADO WARNING ASSIGNMENTS TV STATIONS Public Warnings and Education RADIO STATIONS Public Warnings and Education NEWSPAPERS Public Education TV procedures are under revision at the present time. Use "Beep Signal" when Watches and Warnings are in effect and use same procedures as TV Stations for Tornado Warnings and Advisories. Educate Public during Tornado Season on Tornado Safety Rules, Local Warning System, and what "Watches" and "Warn- ings" mean. Brazos County TORNADO WARNING ASSIGNMENTS TELEPHONE COMPANY - CITIZEN BAND - REACT - AMATEUR RADIO - RACES Communication Center Officers: A. Notify Civil Defense Warning Center or your Law Enforce- ment Agency of Reports and Tornadoes spotted. TAMU COMMUNICATION CENTER - FAA - HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Communications Officers: TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Communication Officer A. Report to Warning Center any Severe Weather Reports re- Spotting ceived from Highway Depart- ment Personnel. Local Government Agencies Coordination LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENTS Communications Officer Rescue Weather Flash Flooding Assistance SPOTTERS Brazos County B. Initiate Internal Alerting Plan A. Notify Civil Defense Warn- ing Center or your Law En- forcement Agency of Severe Weather Damage Reports in Local Area. B. Initiate Internal Alert Pro- cedures when Flash Flooding, Watches, or Warning Advisor- ies are received. A. Notify Warning Center of Tor- nado Reports, Wind Damage and Hail. B. On receipt of Warnings, Watches, or Local Weather Advisories, Alert Department Chief and Initiate Internal Emergency Procedures. TORNADO WARNING ASSIGNMENTS WATCH AND WARNING PROCEDURES A. Initiate Internal Alerting Plan for Warnings & Watches. B. When a Tornado Warning is issued for the Cities of Bryan and College Station, activate Steam Whistle and follow Internal Emergency Plans. LOCAL NOAA RADIO STATION Public Warnings 162.55 mhz FM With Tone Alert Signal PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Officials Education and Safety Plan HOSPITALS Administrators: Internal Emergency Plan Brazos County 24 Hour Public Broadcasts of Watches, Warnings, Weather Ad- visories, and Bulletins. A. On Receipt of Watches, Ad- visories, and Warnings, ini- tiate Internal Alerting and Emergency Action Plan. B. Develop and have Practice Drills for Severe Weather Warnings. C. Survey Building Area for Best Shelter A. Upon Receipt of Watches, Warn- ings and Advisories, initiate Internal Emergency Plan. B. Locate Best Shelter Areas, Pre -plan Emergency Procedures and have Practice Drills. L O C A L W E A T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N LOCAL RADIO /TV STATIONS Regular Weather Programs Special Bulletins Watches and Warnings LOCAL NEWSPAPER Weather Forecasts TAMU WEATHER STATION Call 845 -7645 - Taped National Weather Service Daily Forecasts (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday) NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION Frequency 162.55 mhz Tone Alert for Warnings, Watches, Severe Weather Bulletins; 24 -Hour Oper- ation with Weather Infor- mation Updated Hourly. BRAZOS COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE RADIO Frequency 154.085 mhz with Tone Alert. Operational only during Local Severe Weather Conditions. Broad- cast Local Warnings and Severe Weather Advisories issued by County Civil Defense Tornado Warning Team. C.D. WARNING CENTER Radar Room 845 -7646 Emerg. Line 846 -7428 Co. Warning Off. Brenton (H)693 -1324 Deputy Moyer (H)846 -5130 As Auebner uty (H)696 -5475 CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS . 775 -3731 KAMU -TV /FM 845 -5613 Forsthoff (H)779 -2007 845 -1526 Saxon (H)823 -8790 845 -5611 845 -5612 KBTX -TV 846 -7777 KAGC -AM 779 -1510 GHERTFF 779 -1717 Turner (H)779 -6765 Disp. 779 -7373 KTAM /KORA AM /FM 779 -1240 TAMU COMMUNICATIONS Hotline 779 -3962 Bryan Downs 696 -0405 City Mgr.Clark 779 -5622 CENTER WTAW -AM 846 -7788 (H)779 -1874 845 -1111 KTAW -FM 260 -9606 845 -4311 Watkins 846 -7788 Chief Phelps 779 -5622 Mrs. Brewer 845 -5171 KWCB Navasota 825 -6484 Clg. Station (H)823 -7147 City Mgr. Bardell 696 -8868 FAA: 696 -8379 A &M WEATHER STATION Flight Serv. 696 -8784 (H)696 -7588 Weatherline 845 -7645 696- 8785 (H)696 -8003 Control Tower 696 -4419 (H)696 -5475 Admin. Ofc. 696 -0363 Co. Courthouse 775 -740C AFTER HRS. 775 -7402 Judge Holmgreen(H)823 -0364 Dir. Canglose 845 -7646 846 -7428 (H) 846 -9049 Dep.Dir. Burns 845 -3126 Yeager 845 -8625 It (H)696 -4130 Huebner TAMU Dir. Stiteler BRAZOS COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE - TORNADO WARNING DIVISION EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS JANUARY 1983 POLICE DEPARTMENTS Bryan Disp. 822 -9411 1 Bryan 822 -9412 Central Sta.779 -7642 822 -1202 Emerg. Fire Chief 7.79 -5622 & Ambulance779 -1411 911 C1g.Sta; 911, 696 -8864 Clg.Station Chief 696 -8283 Central Sta.696 -8280: TAMU Disp. 845 -2345 696- 3429'. Emergency 845 -1111 Rural Fire 775 -1505 DPS NEWS MEDIA 845 -2132' 845 -4227; (H)846 -0960 HOSPITALS Bryan St. Joseph Greenleaf FIRE DEPARTMENTS 775 -4200 AIRPORT 779 -3777 Easterwood 845 -4811 822 -7326 Harry Raisor693 -5261 Coulter Field 823 -8640 SCHOOLS EMERGENCY UNITS R. Tribbey(H) SAME Bryan Fire Pro.Trng. 845 -2122 ---- Admin. 775 -3200 Rauch 845 -7641 TELEPHONE COMPANY McLarty 775 -3236 Page 845 -7641 Spotter Coordinator 775 -3237 (H)693 -1160 Peggy Clark 779 -4736 (H)822 -7874 Jones (H)822 -1131 Dispatcher 779 -8105, Clg. Station Youngblood 822 -4081 Switching Serv. Admin. 696 -8893 (H)779 -8406 Ken Green 779 -3207; Harris(REACT) 845 -3642 Supr.G. Coolidge (H)696 -2838 (H)693- 3000 779 -5566 St. Joseph 822 -6641 Comstock(RACES)845 -4951 SCHOOL BUSES Church Ofc. 822 -2721 (H)693 -1181 Bryan 775 -3258 F.J. Manna 822 -2223 Lambert (H)779 -8295 Allen Academy 779 -0066 TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPT. Clg. Station 699764 Creeden (H)779 -0627 Zeigler 779 -2165 Duggan (H)69b - 2838 Dorm Counselor 775 -1767 (H)822 -2875 TAMU Bus Ops. 845 -1971 St. raychaPl's 822 -2715 Bobby Erwin 822 -3636 John Lake(H)846 -7145 NWS - WACn (x)823 -5214 1 8 81/ -754 -3126 M. Ryan, Disp. 779 -2165 17- 754 -8353 (NOAA) (H)823- 5737 W.J. Buford (H)822 -0845 't -9- -1. Communication Centers: BRAZOS COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANNING TORNADO AND SEVERE WEATHER PROCEDURES When a report is received from spotters or public. • • a. Notify your department head b. Notify Radar Warning Center 845 -7646 (if activated) 846 -7428 c. Notify Department of Public Safety 775 -3731 2. Law Enforcement Agencies: a. Dispatch a unit to area of report b. Keep below listed centers advised of developments: 3, Department of Public Safety: b. Notify NWS - Waco, Texas 817/754 -8353 c. Transmit information on law enforcement network * Warning Center(Radar) • DPS Upon receipt of a confirmed tornado report. , a. Notify Warning Center (Radar) 4. Local Radio and TV Stations: When a report is received from the public notify. a. Radar Warning Center -10- January, 1983 845 -7646 846 -7428 775 -3731 845 -7646 846 -7428 846 -9049 845 -7646 (if activated) 846 -7428 or 846 -9049 b. Notify responsible area law enforcement agency Brazos County Sheriff's Department 779 -1717 Bryan Police Department 822 -9411 College Station Police Department 696 -8864 911 University Police Department 845 -2345 845 -1111 c. Notify Department of Public Safety 775 -3731 Brazos County Civil Defense Recommended Broadcast Procedures May 1981 I. WATCHES: Should be "crawled" on TV and Authority listed. Frequency depends on common sense as to weather conditions developing in area. All statements should be as nearly verbatim as possible. (RADIO BROADCAST same as above) II. WARNINGS: Immediate broadcast - quote warning VERBATIM: Do not create panic; be factual in broadcast procedure. III. LOCAL ADVISORIES: Initiate immediate broadcast. Give author- ity and use judgement on frequency of broadcast. IV. PUBLIC REPORTS: All public reports of tornadoes or damaging winds should be reported first and immediately to the local police department and The Department of Public Safety. Public reports should be treated as unconfirmed: Use the statement - A public report has been received and authorities are investigating; persons in the immediate area should be on the alert for possible severe or damaging weather. W A T C H E S- W A R N I N G S- A D V I S O R I E S I. Authority for watches - NOAA Kansas City II. Authority for local warnings - NWS - Waco - Local CD Office III. LOCAL WEATHER ADVISORIES - These are issued only on authority of the Brazos County Civil Defense. They are intended to alert local area citizens of weather conditions approaching local area. IV. Authority to terminate watches, or warnings - Kansas City, NWS - Waco, Local C. 'D. Office. NOAA WEATHER RADIO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: The alert signal is used only for tornado, flash floods and severe thunderstorms. No signal is used on watches. Watches will come in on local weather wire. Warning alert signal covers Brazos, Robertson, Leon, Madison, Washington, Burleson, Milam, Grimes and Austin Counties. So be careful as to exact county and area warnings is intended to cover. Bryan Schools College Station Schools KBTX -TV WTAW LAW ENFORCEMENT Dept. of Public Safety Saxon Bryan Police College Station (Emergency) Hospital St. Joseph's Courthouse Civil Defense After Hours BRAZOS COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANNING TONE ALERT RADIOS Supt. Office 775 -3202 Summers (H)822 -4377 Bonham Elementary 775 -3370 Supt. Office 696 -8893 Burnett (H)693 -3787 A &M Cons. High School 693 -0544 College Hills 696 -8655 South Knoll 693 -8321 A &M Cons. Junior High 696 -6719 Radio and Television Stations -13- 846 -7777 846 -5728 846 -7788 846 -0011 693 -9829 775 -3731 (H)823 -8790 KAMU -TV 845 -5611 822 -9411 822 -9412 696 -8864 911 779 -3777 775 -7400, Ext. 219 775 -7402 4 r k- c tojc.- skkALL. KTAM 779- 1240-° Hot Line 775 -5826 Name & Address Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Bohanan Rt. 5, Box 1550 Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Richar Gen. Tel Box 1193 Bryan, T xa 77801 i\- 19-219 ) FAA Drawer FA Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Mrs. Mack Cooner Rt. 4, Box 370 Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Raymond Day Box 444 Millican, Texas 77866 Sam Fachorn Rt. 5, Box 488 Bryan, Tx. 77801 Mrs. Corrine Fickey Rt. 2, Box 149 Bryan, Texas 77801 George Geronime 5101 Leonard Rd., Box 51 Bryan, Tx. 77801 RURAL TORNADO SPOTTERS January, 1983 Peggy Clark - Spotter Coordinator B. 779 -4736 H. 825 -7763 . Brott 779 -9561 hone Co. of the S /West TELEPHONE LOCATION GTE 693 -4717 Dowling Rd. (near Wickes Lumber Co., South) General Telephone 696 -4419 Easterwood Tower 693 -8129 1- 825 -2384 Millican 822 -4979 589 -2693 822 -6809 -14- Wellborn (4 miles South FM 2154) Steele Store (Stone City) Kurten (2 mi. West Hwy 21) Leonard Rd. (3 mi. West FM 1688) David "Casey" Jones Rt. 5, Box 712 Bryan, Tx. 77801 Mrs. W.H. Jones Rt. 3, Box 394 Bryan, Tx. 77801 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Olden Rt. 3, Box 425 Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Mrs. R.L. Ramby P.O. Box 39 Kurten, Tx. 77862 Mr. & Mrs. Eldon L. Sanders Rt. 3, Box 440 Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Joe Scarmardo Rt. 2, Box 204 Caldwell, Tx. 77836 RURAL TORNADO SPOTTERS (Cont.) Mrs. Barbara Hein 589 -2760 Tabor Rt. 1, Box 233 Bryan, Tx. 77801 E.J. Irick 589 -2237 Edge Rt. 2, Box 219 Bryan, Tx. 77801 822 -1133 Smetana 822 -1468 Steep Hollow 693 -6819 Rock Prairie Rd. (Carter Lake) Col. John Otts 693 -3750 Texas Intl. Speedway P.O. Box 9136 Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 John Padgett 845 -6482 TAMU Research Annex Safety Officer (old Bryan Airfield) Box 235FE Clg. Station, Tx. 77843 589 -2231 Kurten Post Office 1- 825 -2491 Peach Creek 272 -8353 Brazos Bottom North (FM 50) -15- RURAL TORNADO SPOTTERS (Cont.) Pete J. Scarmardo 779 -2502 Bryan 2502 Towering Oaks Bryan, Tx. 77801 Mr. & Mrs. Ed Sebesta 693 -3759 Hope Creek Rd. Rt. 4, Box 527 (Near Koppe Bridge) Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Marvin Traweek 589 -2949 OSR Rt. 1, Box 525 (County Line North) Bryan, Tx. 77801 Roy Tribbey P.O. Box 606 Bryan, Tx. 77806 Jimmy Weedon Rt. 3, Box 230 Clg. Station, Tx. 77840 Dan Wilkerson Chief Operator P.O. Box 1000 Bryan, Tx. 77801 823 -8640 Coulter Field 693 -4347 Harvey John Welch 272 -8018 Brazos Bottom South Rt. 2, Box 122 (Hwy 50, TAMU Plantation) Somerville, Tx. 77879 779 -5622, Dansby Power Plant Ext. 326 0'o-1. 1 000 to -»g