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<br />Emcrgency Operation Procedurcs . <br />Standinc. Operatinc. Procedure Warning and Notification <br />Purpose (Continued) <br />B. City generated warning: <br />1. Natural disasters <br /> a) Sighted tornado touchdown <br /> ]) Disseminate warning to the general puhlic hy requesting activation of the metro <br /> siren control system. <br /> Minneapolis-St. Paul \Veather SLT\.ice anice. (952) 161-670~ bears this <br /> responsihi li ty. <br /> 2) Notify Ramsey COllnty Waming Point oflhe wcather conditions and municipal <br /> actions taken. <br /> h) All other natural disasters <br /> 1) Contact the Emergency Sen'ices Dircctor or other local govemment otticials who <br /> will instruet the Warning Point of action to he taken. If necessary to aetivate <br /> warning system to advise general public. refer to paragraph (a. I) ahove. See <br /> Chart A fl)r list of government ofjicials ~md order of successitln fl)r purposes of . <br /> instructions. <br /> 2) Notify Ramsey County Waming Point of the weather conditions and municipal <br /> actions taken. If no action has been taken to activail: sirens, request they relay the <br /> information to the responsihle weather service office. <br />2. Other disasters of emergcncy condition <br /> a) If needed, disseminate warning to till' gencral puhlic by reqllesting activation of the <br /> sirens. Activation f(1I- emergency ctlnditions other than those previously listed is <br /> accomplished by repor1ing the conditions to the State Warning Point (State Highway <br /> Communication Center. I lighway Building. St. Paul, (()51) 296-2(25) and requesting <br /> activation of Metro Area Siren Control System for the rcasons given. If the metro <br /> system is activated, the State Warning Point is responsible to ensure the appropriate <br /> radio/television coverage is provided. The alert or attention signal will be sounded in <br /> the manner descrihed under testing procedures. <br /> b) Notify the Ramsey County Waming Point of the condition and action already taken. <br /> Request relay to the responsible weather service olliee only ifappropriate. <br /> . <br /> :H <br />