Grant will help Floyd County deaf community with weather radios [Video]

NEW ALBANY, Ind — A vital tool when it comes to staying safe during weather events is a weather radio.

The radios typically play a loud siren to alert people of danger.

Duke Energy is hoping to help adapt these radios for the deaf and hard of hearing.

The company has awarded Floyd County Emergency Management $3,000 to help add adapters to the radios.

The adapters will vibrate and have flashing lights to visually alert those who are hard of hearing about incoming weather events.

“We’ve programmed these up for five counties, starting from the west to the east. So as the storm comes from the West, which generally is where our storms come from, then those start alerting the residents that there’s severe …