[EAS] FCC Seeks Comment on Multilingual EAS

[Mike McCarthy]

What you are referring to are predicted environmental conditionsat the 
macro level. I'm referring to those events not readily predictable with 
any level of precision at the micro or nano level. There is no 
contradiction. The widely disseminated predicted environmental 
conditions are really a macro level situational awareness message.The 
NWS may issues watches for those events...but thewatch criteria varies 
by event.

The EAS and associated alerting relay networks are for events in 
progress or projected to occur with some specified imminence and higher 
confidence over a confined area and timeline requiring call to action 
within that environment. Again, no contradiction except where media is 
reporting the events in progress.

Like outside sirens are meant for only those outside of buildings, EAS 
is only for those who are engaged in media or have a means to be 
notified by same through an automated notification system either by Part 
11 partners or others within IPAWS.But EAS won't reach everyone...and 
I'm not so sure we should seek that.

The term "flash" flood has been so widely abused that much of the 
original meaning has been lost. Most flash floods are of flatland 
waterways which run out of their banks by some marginal amount within 6 
hours of a rain event. The true meaning of "flash flood" is better 
applied to valleys and those waterways where literal walls of water 
cascadedown from higher ground within minutes of the rain event offering 
no or little advance warning. Not hours where there is some amount of 
time and situational awareness to at least execute some measures or plan 
for water inundation.

Would mudslides fit into that box, sure. But again, on a micro or nano 
level basis. Much the same as avalanches.  They're confined to a very 
prescriptive area.

MM

On 3/15/2014 1:11 PM, Robertm wrote:
> Every flash flood around here, potential mudslides in LA, etc. have been predicted some have been on the conservative side and turned out better than predicted. But with accurate weather forecasts and a known history of where such floods occur, it isn't rocket science.
>
> The big contradiction here is if the media is reporting this stuff over and over in advance and people don't get it, how is it they will magically hear the EAS alert?
>
>> On Mar 15, 2014, at 8:34 AM, Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com> wrote:
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