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Weather Radio Wednesday in Center Point

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, 5:56pm

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Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Early this morning, the line was already wrapped around the parking lot of Walgreens.

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Fox 6 programmed NOAA weather radios for free at the Walgreens in Center Point as part of our Weather Radio Wednesday events.

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Fred Hunter speaks with a Fox 6 viewer.

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

The Fox 6 storm tracker parked outside the Walgreens.

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

We program each weather radio to your specific area and make sure it's getting a signal from the correct tower.

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

The line wrapped around near our live truck.

Center Point Weather Radio Wednesday

This crowd was one of our largest at a Weather Radio event. Many of the folks in line have lived through two of the state's deadly tornadoes this past year, the ones in April and the one that hit Center Point Jan. 23.

The Fox 6 crew headed out to the Walgreens in Center Point Feb. 8 for Weather Radio Wednesday, a day devoted to programming NOAA weather radios for free. Walgreens sold the NOAA weather radios for $29.99 and sold at least 1,000 on Wednesday alone. Folks waited in a long line to have their weather radios programmed for free by a member of the Fox 6 weather radio team, NOAA representatives and people with the Midland weather radio company.

The dates for the next Weather Radio Wednesday events are as follows:

February 15: Forestdale Walgreens

1551 Forestdale Blvd

Forestdale, AL 35214

(205-798-8360)

February 22: Sylacauga Walgreens

100 W Fort Williams Street

Sylacauga, AL 35150

(256-249-8646)