WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-04
WX4TBW TO ACTIVATE FOR THE 2025 STATE TORNADO WARNING TEST
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the National Weather Service in Ruskin will conduct a Tornado Warning Test as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Florida. This DRILL Tornado Warning will be issued at 1000 EST as part of the weekly NOAA Weather Radio Test.
WX4TBW will be activated remotely on the NI4CE Analog Repeater System and the NI4CE NXDN Digital Repeater System on Network-Talkgroup 1299 for this test. This will be a great opportunity to test your severe weather communications capabilities. WX4TBW will issue the DRILL Tornado Warning on or about 1000 EST. Once it has been issued, please acknowledge receipt of the DRILL Warning. We would also like you to acknowledge receipt of the DRILL Warning from NOAA Weather Radio in your area.
For a list of frequencies for the NI4CE Analog and NXDN Repeater Systems, go to https://ni4ce.org.