Martin County collects weather data to help plan for future storm events

Martin County is collecting weather data designed to help plan for future storm events.

SOME PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMESIN HOBE SOUND.

AND AS THECOUNTY LOOKS FOR WAYS TOIMPROVE DRAINAGE, ITCOLLECTING DATA TO HELP THEMPLAN FOR FUTURE WEATHEREVENTS.

WPTV NEWS-CHANNEL 5JON SHAINMAN SHOWS YOU HOW IWORKS.(15:12 CLIP 7063 :7“THEY CAMEOUT EARLY THIS MORNING AND MADETHIS TWICE AS WIDE, AND TWICEAS TALL”) NANCY WAGNER LOOKSON AS WATER RUSHES BEHIND HERHOME FROM NEIGHBORING HOBEHEIGHTS.

(CLIP 7063 16:22 :5“HEY YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOUHAVE RIVERFRONT PROPERTY?(LAUGHS”) IT DIDNFOR MARTIN COUNTY TO FIGUREOUT HOW MUCH RECENT RAIN HFALLEN.

JUST DOWN US 1, THISBRAND NEW WEATHER STATION ISPERCHED ATOP FIRE-RESCUESTATION 32.

(MICHELE JONES50:39 :4“WE WERE ABLE TO SEEHOW MUCH RAIN WE SAW AT OURHOBE SOUND SITE”) MARTINCOUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTDIRECTOR MICHELE JONES SAYSTHEY SAW 20 INCHES FALL IN A10 DAY PERIOD.

(JON STANDUP:10“WORKING IN CONJUNCTIONWITH STATE DIV OF EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT, 8 NEW WEATHERSTATIONS HAVE BEEN SET UPTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTY LIKEHERE BEHIND THE EMERGENCYOPERATIONS CENTER”) THESYSTEMS RUN ON SOLAR POWER.(MICHELE JONES/MC EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT DIRECTOR :9 @49:43CLIP 7091“SO IF POWER GOESOUT WEKNOW WIND SPEEDS.

GOOD FORFIRST RESPONDERS THEYABLE TO GO OUT AND KNOW WHENITVEHICLES”) EACH STATION HAS AHIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA, ANDHANDLES LIGHTNING DETECTIONAND HIGH HEAT MONITORING.

THEGOAL TO BETTER PREPARETHEMSELVES AND KEEP THECOMMUNITY SAFE THIS STORMSEASON..

IN MARTIN COUNTY, JSWPTV NC 5.