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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
800 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2012

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES...

APRIL 28 TO MAY 4 IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN
NEW YORK...VERMONT...CONNECTICUT...AND MASSACHUSETTS. ALL RESIDENTS
ARE URGED TO BE WEATHER READY BY PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM THE
HAZARDS OF FLOODING...TORNADOES...AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

TODAY WE REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY.

HERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER A STORM TO
KEEP SAFE THIS SEASON.

BEFORE A STORM...DEVELOP A PLAN...WHETHER AT HOME...SCHOOL OR
WORK...AND WHEN OUTDOORS. IDENTIFY A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER.
CONDUCT FREQUENT DRILLS. KNOW WHAT ACTION YOU WILL TAKE WHEN A
WARNING IS ISSUED. KNOW WHERE TO RECEIVE THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

DURING SEVERE WEATHER...POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF THUNDERSTORMS
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING OR CAR. STAY
AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TOWERS... ISOLATED TREES AND
TELEPHONE POLES. IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS...FIND A LOW SPOT. MAKE SURE
YOUR CHOICE IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. IF IN THE WOODS...
TAKE SHELTER UNDER SMALLER TREES. IF YOU ARE BOATING OR
SWIMMING...SEEK SHELTER ON LAND IMMEDIATELY.

IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED...MOVE TO A PRE DESIGNATED PLACE OF
SAFETY...PREFERABLY A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. GET AS LOW TO THE GROUND AS POSSIBLE. COVER YOUR HEAD. IF
CAUGHT OUTDOORS AND A TORNADO THREATENS...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR
DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. BE AWARE OF FLYING
DEBRIS. FLYING DEBRIS CAUSES MOST FATALITIES AND INJURIES DURING A
TORNADO. MOBILE HOMES OFFER LITTLE PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO.
EVACUATE YOUR MOBILE HOME AND MOVE TO YOUR DESIGNATED PLACE OF
SAFETY.

AFTER THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS CLEARED...GET MEDICAL CARE QUICKLY AT
THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. IF THE POWER IS OUT...USE FLASHLIGHTS...NOT
FLAMMABLE OBJECTS SUCH AS CANDLES...TORCHES...OR LANTERNS. REPORT
BROKEN UTILITY LINES TO THE AUTHORITIES. BOIL DRINKING WATER
BEFORE USE. DO NOT VISIT DISASTER AREAS.

YOUR CHANCES OF REMAINING SAFE DURING SEVERE WEATHER ARE GREATER
IF YOU FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES. YOU SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THE
UPCOMING SEVERE WEATHER SEASON.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO OFFERS ONE WAY TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE RELAY OF ANY
SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. MANY LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS
ALSO BROADCAST WEATHER ALERTS. COMPUTERS AND WIRELESS DEVICES CAN
ALSO RECEIVE WARNINGS. THE RED CROSS...SOME STATE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE VENDORS HAVE WIRELESS APPLICATIONS
THAT WILL ALERT YOU OF SEVERE WEATHER BY RELAYING NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WARNINGS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...GO TO OUR
WEB SITE WWW.WEATHER.GOV. THEN CLICK ON EASTERN NEW YORK OR
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. FINALLY...SELECT OUR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
LINK.

TOMORROW WE LOOK AT TORNADOES...AND CONDUCT OUR SEVERE WEATHER
COMMUNICATION DRILL.

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DIRIENZO