St. Louis CWA Stormready news

Americans live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth. Each year, Americans cope with an average
of 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, as well as an average of 6 deadly hurricanes. Potentially
deadly weather impacts every American. Communities can now rely on the National Weather Service’s
StormReady® program to help them guard against the ravages of Mother Nature.

Some 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather related, leading to around 500 deaths per year and
nearly $14 billion in damage. StormReady, a program started in 1999 in Tulsa, OK, helps arm America's
communities with the communication and safety skills needed to save lives and property - before and during the
event. StormReady helps community leaders and emergency managers strengthen local safety programs.

StormReady communities are better prepared to save lives from the onslaught of severe weather through better
planning, education, and awareness. No community is storm proof, but StormReady can help communities save lives.

This page will cover the StormReady communities and organizations in the National Weather Service St. Louis
County Warning Area (CWA).

For additional information, including application forms etc., visit the National StormReady site.

StormReady Locations in the
NWS St. Louis County Warning Area

Illinois	Missouri	StormReady Supporters
Macoupin County	Boone County	Busch Stadium/St. Louis Cardinals
O'Fallon	City of St. Louis	SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Trenton	Clarence
Adams County	Louisiana
	Paris
	St. Louis County
	St. Peters
	Troy
	Warren County
	Warrenton, MO

Busch Stadium was the first facility in Major League Baseball to be declared a StormReady Supporter.

Here are some pictures from recent StormReady ceremonies...

Louisiana, MO; June 11, 2007 at Louisiana City Hall. Pictured from left to right: WCM Jim Kramper, Assistant Chief Charlie Boyd, and
Fire Chief Mike Leslie

St. Peters, MO; June 14, 2007
at St. Peters City Hall.
Pictured from left to right; WCM Jim Kramper,
Mayor Len Pagano, Police Chief Tom Bishop, and Sgt. Ed Gilliam, Special Projects Manager

St. Louis Cardinals/Busch Stadium; June 18, 2007.
Pictured from left to right;
Meteorologist-In-Charge Steve Thomas,
WCM Jim Kramper,
Cardinals mascot Fredbird, and
Joe Abernathy, Vice President, Busch Stadium.

O'Fallon, IL: January 22, 2008
Left to right, O'Fallon Police Chief John Betten, Assistant Engineering Project Manager Jon Nolan, Mayor Gary Graham, and WCM Jim Kramper

Paris (Monroe Co, MO) Mayor Russell Peterson and Assistant EMA Director Eric Heitmeyer hold up one of their StormReady signs that was presented to them on July 1, 2008, by MIC Wes Browning.

Adams County, IL, January 2009,
from left: WCM James Kramper;
John Simon, Adams County Emergency Management Director; and
Mike McLaughlin, Adams County Board Chairman.