Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1149 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013


...TELECOMMUNICATION ISSUES AT THE NWS PADUCAH KENTUCKY OFFICE...

DUE TO A MAJOR TELECOMMUNICATION OUTAGE...SOME OF THE PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED.

ALL WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PADUCAH ARE BEING TRANSMITTED OUT OF THE OFFICE.

REPEATING...ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORIES ARE BEING
TRANSMITTED SUCCESSFULLY TO MEDIA AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY.

THE CURRENT WARNINGS...STATEMENTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS ARE ALSO BEING
TRANSMITTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH WEB PAGE AND
THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

HOWEVER...THE LATEST RADAR DISPLAYS FOR THE EVANSVILLE INDIANA AND
FORT CAMPBELL RADARS ARE BEING DELAYED DUE TO THE TELEPHONE
COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS.

IN ADDITION...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA WILL BE
IMPACTED AND MAY NOT ACTIVATE YOUR WEATHER RADIOS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS...AS WELL AS THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST STATUS OF ACTIVE
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS DURING THIS SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT.

IF YOU SEE SEVERE STORMS APPROACHING YOUR AREA...BE PREPARED TO
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN SAFELY REPORT ANY SEVERE
WEATHER OR STORM DAMAGE...PLEASE FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO
RESOLVE THIS TELECOMMUNICATION ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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SMITH