TEMA out of weather radios

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Despite Wednesday news reports of Indiana's homeland security agency distributing more than 8,300 all-hazards-alert radios to help at-risk Hoosiers be prepared for severe weather outbreaks, the Tippecanoe County Emergency Management (TEMA) agency is saying it is out of weather radios.

Wednesday's Associated Press article stated that Homeland Security is working with emergency mangement agencies across the state to distribute the radios, but according to TEMA, the program began months ago and the 40 radios TEMA had in stock are long gone.

"We've heard nothing from the state about this. The program has come and gone," said the TEMA secretary.

According to TEMA, it hasn't heard when it will receive more radios from the state. Once TEMA receives those radios, it will alert local media.

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