Mercer County WV
Tribute to Tim Farley
Tim Farley, a faithful and dutiful servant to the Lord, his family, Mercer County and the State of West Virginia
Mercer County, West Virginia is:
NWS StormReady®Program - Working Toward a Weather-Ready Nation
The Mercer County Emergency Management Office has successfully completed the rigorous process in order to achieve the StormReady status through the Blacksburg, Virginia National Weather Service branch.
Americans live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth. Each year, Americans cope with an average of 100,000 thunderstorms, 10,000 of which are severe; 5,000 floods; 1,000 tornadoes; and an average of 2 landfalling deadly hurricanes. And this on top of winter storms, intense summer heat, high winds, wild fires and other deadly weather impacts. You can make sure your community is ready for the weather with the National Weather Service's StormReady® program.
Some 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather related, leading to around 500 deaths per year and nearly $14 billion in damage.
Mercer County Emergency Management Director, Tim Farley, congratulates WVVA as being the first StormReady supporter in the State of West Virginia (November 2013).
Congratulations also to Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Princeton Community Hospital, and WBOY-TV, and WVVA-TV for becoming the most recent StormReady supporters and community.
Communities can be certified as StormReady, but other businesses, schools and non-governmental entities within these communities can become StormReady Supporters. Both require severe weather plans and severe weather safety promotion.
Supporters in Mercer County may begin the process by calling the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia at 540-552-0084.
StormReady® in West Virginia
Mercer County is one of only 8 counties in
West Virginia to achieve StormReady Status!
Thank you Mercer County StormReady supporters!
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Princeton Community Hospital Association
WBOY-TV
WVVA Television
