Whereas, Each year in our Great Lakes State, countless people are injured or suffer property damage due to winter storms that bring extreme cold, freezing rain, ice and snow, and,

Whereas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazardous weather information 24 hours a day, and,

Whereas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio in an All Hazardous radio network, broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards, both natural and technological, and,

Whereas, Our citizens should be aware of the potentially life-saving information broadcast over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio, and,

Whereas, The National Weather Service offices serving Michigan and emergency management officials are cooperating to educate the public about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio network in Michigan, and therefore be it

Resolved, That the week of February 2, 2003, be known as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio Awareness Week.