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birdwatcher) wrote2007-06-11 08:31 am
birdwatcher) wrote2007-06-11 08:31 am
Срочное сообщение Государственной Метеорологической Службы США
MILWAUKEE -- Someone has been submitting fictional reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service, causing unnecessary alerts and frightening people.
The areas affected have included Milwaukee, La Crosse, Chicago, and Lincoln, Ill., said Tom Schwein, chief of the National Weather Service's systems and facilities division for the central region in Kansas City, Mo.
"People had to take cover, media interrupted their broadcasting for hours -- we've alerted people unnecessarily and frightened them. This person has really misled us," Schwein said.
The public can use a form on weather service local Web sites to anonymously report weather. The agency recently added a notice at the top of the form that submitting false statements is a federal crime, with a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The areas affected have included Milwaukee, La Crosse, Chicago, and Lincoln, Ill., said Tom Schwein, chief of the National Weather Service's systems and facilities division for the central region in Kansas City, Mo.
"People had to take cover, media interrupted their broadcasting for hours -- we've alerted people unnecessarily and frightened them. This person has really misled us," Schwein said.
The public can use a form on weather service local Web sites to anonymously report weather. The agency recently added a notice at the top of the form that submitting false statements is a federal crime, with a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.