Escambia County: a StormReady Community

Officials with the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama awarded Escambia County, Florida the designation of STORMREADY. This nationwide program assesses the capability of a community to receive and disseminate severe weather information . The designation is only granted to those communities that have established a high degree of readiness for natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. The National Weather Service presented this award to Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting held Thursday evening February 1, 2001.

Randy McKee, Meterologist In Charge at the National Weather Service Office in Mobile, AL presents Emergency Management Director Janice Kilgore with the Storm Ready plaque and sign.