ADVISORY/WeatherBug(R) Katrina Relief Teams Offer on-Site Support for First Responders and Emergency Managers in Gulf Coast

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ADVISORY/WeatherBug(R) Katrina Relief Teams Offer on-Site Support for First Responders and Emergency Managers in Gulf Coast

WeatherBug Provides on-Site Meteorological Support and Restores Nation's Damaged Weather Network with National Weather Service; Numerous Area Fires Plus Toxic and Chemical Threats Fuel Urgency

GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND, Sep. 9 -/E-Wire/Business Wire/-- Who:

WeatherBug offers immediate support to Gulf Coast First Responders and Emergency Managers. WeatherBug, in partnership with the National Weather Service, is deploying a self-sustaining team to the Gulf Coast area for vital repairs, new installations plus on-site meteorological support, weather intelligence and plume modeling (for hazardous conditions).

Numerous fires in the affected area and the growing threat of toxic chemical hazards and explosions fuels the immediate need for live, neighborhood-level weather data. Readings from these collective WeatherBug Tracking Stations and assistance by WeatherBug meteorologists ensures the safety and enhances the efficiency of emergency personnel and those they rescue.

WeatherBug features the nation's only live, streaming data from the largest weather network in the U.S. The WeatherBug network encompasses over 300 tracking stations along the Gulf and inland. NWS incorporates data from WeatherBug's nationwide, real-time weather sensor network. WeatherBug data is used as part of NWS' expanded surface observation network to improve weather forecasting and in support of issuing timely severe weather warnings. This WeatherBug Network provides the National Weather Service (and Homeland Security) and WeatherBug users with critical, live information such as wind speed and direction, humidity, dew point, temperature, barometric pressure and other needed data.

Although the damage to the network is currently being assessed, WeatherBug Tracking Stations in the area continue to feed live data on conditions in the region. Restoring the network critical in supporting ongoing relief and recovery efforts.

First responders and emergency managers in need of support should call [REDACTED-PHONE] x5572 ([REDACTED-PHONE] x5572) and e-mail [REDACTED-EMAIL]. The WeatherBug team will be on-site in the Gulf Coast region.

The WeatherBug team looks forward to assist in any way possible.

Immediately; teams are already en route with round-the-clock communications.

First Responders and Emergency Agencies urgently need weather intelligence, as there is a high probability of continued fires, explosions, toxic releases and severe weather. WeatherBug's data has been proven to save property and lives with unprecedented precision and reliability. The WeatherBug team looks forward to assisting Katrina Relief in any way possible.

WeatherBug (weatherbug.com) ensures that individuals, schools, businesses and government agencies receive the most precise live weather information, the most relevant weather reports, and the earliest weather warnings to safeguard property, lives and to plan with confidence. With 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and over 1,000 cameras primarily based at neighborhood schools and public safety facilities across the U.S., WeatherBug maintains the largest exclusive weather network in the world. The live, local weather conditions are delivered to millions of consumers via the Internet and mobile devices, more than 100 state and local government agencies including the National Weather Service, and to broadcast television stations, schools, and businesses. WeatherBug's data is unique as it is the only live, neighborhood weather available anywhere. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. www.aws.com.

Alyce Menton [REDACTED-EMAIL]

Debra Eisenberg [REDACTED-EMAIL]

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