{"id":2799,"date":"2010-06-10T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T18:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2010-06-10T12:45:16","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T18:45:16","slug":"city-of-thornton-discusses-weather-warning-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/city-of-thornton-discusses-weather-warning-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Thornton discusses weather warning systems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On June 3, 1981, Thornton was the site of the most destructive tornado in the history of the Denver metro area. The City of Thornton is now evaluating options to warn residents of severe weather threats. (City of Thornton archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twenty nine years ago, the city of Thornton was struck by what was the most destructive tornado to hit the Denver metro area in history<\/a> \u2013 a record which stands to this day.\u00a0 Now, the City of Thornton has started to investigate options to alert residents when severe weather is set to strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Visitors to ThorntonWeather.com have often asked us if the city was taking any steps to protect its citizens and warn them about severe weather.\u00a0 The city \u2013 and Adams County \u2013 are lacking any type of alert system.\u00a0 Following last year\u2019s \u2018Summer of Storms<\/a>,\u2019 we were told the city would look into it<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Current options for citizens range from the Emergency Alert System used by television and radio broadcasters, free and pay Internet services as well as NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (weather radio)<\/a>.\u00a0 As we have discussed previously, these systems have their limitations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At this week\u2019s city council update session, the Thornton City Council heard a presentation from city staff on the alternatives available.\u00a0 Utilizing Reverse 911 and contracting with a third party provider were two of the items discussed.\u00a0<\/p>\n