If you turn on your weather alert radio, and it doesn't sound like what you were expecting that may not be your actual radio.
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) —If you turn on your weather alert radio, and it doesn't sound like what you were expecting that may not be your actual radio.
Sean Poulos with the National Weather Service in Paducah says the radio transmitter for southern Illinois is currently out of service.
“We are waiting on the telephone company to make repairs to that. So we don't have a timeline for when that might be repaired,� Poulos said.
Poulos says that the Marion transmitter in Goreville has been down for about two weeks.
“It's definitely been impacting our customers in that area. And hopefully, the telephone company will be able to get it fixed here soon,� Poulos said.
John McConnaughy from Carterville noticed that their weather radio was not working.
“Which really shocked me and I was concerned because we've been very fortunate with the weather being nice right now,� McConnaughy says. “But if this was bad weather, you know, especially a couple months from now when the tornadoes pick up, you know, it would've been shocking not to have that advanced knowledge.�
McConnaughy says his family uses the radio for emergencies.
“That's helpful for certain things, but tornadoes are the key. For our family, our daughters that live around the area, if we need to call them to come over and stay, if there's a problem, it's available,� McConnaughy said.
The radio is also important for people in remote areas.
“When people are out camping and doing recreational activities and whatnot, they can definitely make good use to have those with them,� Poulos said.
Poulos says they don't know when the transmitter might be up again, but McConnaughy hopes it will be soon.
“Just in case. We're just very fortunate the weather is good for us right now, but anything can happen where we're at,� McConnaughy said.
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