Monday, April 30, 2007

Tornado blew through Eagle Pass with no Warning

According to a San Antonio paper, A Tornado blew through Eagle Pass, a South Texas town, but the people never heard a Weather Service announcement. The Tornado left more than 80 people homeless and injured and seven dead. The local radio stations and TV stations never aired a warning, but they were never received.

KEPS, a local radio station sent out a release saying they apologize and did not receive the information from the National Weather Service.
The TV and radio stations did everything they could do regarding the matter.

In the future, there has to be better ways to communicate. The local radio stations and TV stations should work out the problems, and see that this does not happen again.

The City of Eagle Pass sent out a release as well telling people how they are trying to keep people safe.
The media covered everything they could with the circumstances they faced. There was a possible problem with the equipment making it faulty.
The Federal Communications Commission said the agency will look into the problem in hopes that it will not happen again.