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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1146 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES...

AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AS WELL AS
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER TODAY. CONSIDER POSTPONING
UNNECESSARY TRIPS OR EVENTS. MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER
RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCH MEANS
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNING MEANS SEVERE WEATHER IS
OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. A WATCH IS MEANT TO INCREASE AWARENESS
OF THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. A WARNING MEANS IMMEDIATE
ACTION IS REQUIRED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

IN SOME CASES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WIND SPEEDS
SIMILAR TO A WEAK OR MODERATE TORNADO. IN OTHER WORDS...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN THEIR MOST EXTREME FORM CAN FLIP MOBILE
HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES...AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TREES
AND POWER LINES. TORNADOES CAN ALSO DEVELOP RAPIDLY WITHIN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

ANOTHER THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LARGE
HAIL...WHICH CAN GROW TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...OR EVEN LARGER.
HAIL OF THIS SIZE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SEVERELY DAMAGE
PROPERTY. HAIL DRIVEN BY DAMAGING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN
ENHANCE THE THREAT OF INJURY AND DAMAGE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR OFFICE
BUILDING... AWAY FROM  WINDOWS AND DOORS. ONE OF THE MAIN
DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN GEORGIA
AND THE CAROLINAS IS FROM FALLING TREES...WHICH CAN CAUSE
EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN
FATALITIES. WHEN SEEKING SHELTER...AVOID ROOMS THAT MAY BE
DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES.

IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS
TO SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY STURDY OFFICE BUILDING OR HOUSE IF
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF YOU ARE IN AN AUTOMOBILE...
PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...AWAY FROM TREES AND POWER LINES.
IF STRONG WINDS OVERTAKE YOU...ATTEMPT TO TURN YOUR VEHICLE SO
THAT YOU ARE FACING THE WIND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
FOR LATER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

$$

MCAVOY
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
