PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
436 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HURRICANE SANDY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
HURRICANE SANDY. THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE ALONG WITH THE
OFFICIAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST WOULD TRACK SANDY
TOWARD THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE ON MONDAY. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE
NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ALL OF ADJACENT WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND. AS A REMINDER...ITS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE
EXACT CENTER AND TRACK OF HURRICANE SANDY AS THIS STORM WILL BE
QUITE LARGE IN SIZE. HERE ARE SOME TIPS AND REFERENCES YOU CAN USE
NOW BEFORE THE IMPACTS FROM SANDY ARRIVE.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE EXCESSIVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE TERRAIN WILL BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENHANCING RAINFALL RATES. IF YOU LIVE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA...HAVE A SAFETY KIT READY AND BE PREPARED IN THE
EVENT OF A FLASH FLOOD OR MANDATORY EVACUATION. LISTEN TO YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND BE ESPECIALLY ATTENTIVE TO ROAD
CLOSURES. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! FOR MORE
INFORMATION...DOWNLOAD THIS INFORMATIVE BROCHURE AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WATER/AHPS/PDFS/INLANDFLOODBROCHURE7F.PDF
(ALL LOWER CASE)

...DAMAGING WIND IMPACTS...
THE WIND FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE RATHER LARGE. AT THIS
TIME...WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE
WIND GUSTS WOULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.
DEBRIS...SUCH AS SIGNS...ROOFING MATERIAL...SIDING AND SMALL ITEMS
LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
FURTHERMORE...PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. IF YOU HAVE A
GENERATOR...BE SURE TO NOT PLACE THIS EQUIPMENT NEAR OR INSIDE
YOUR HOME. WATCH FOR DOWN POWERLINES AS THE LINE MAY STILL BE
ACTIVE. IF VENTURING OUTDOORS...BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AS
CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE SUDDENLY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE
SEEN AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HURRICANE/RESOURCES/HURRICANE-
SAFETY_FLYER.PDF (ALL LOWER CASE)

...COMMUNICATIONS...
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST INFORMATION. OUR
MEDIA PARTNERS...SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET WILL KEEP YOU
INFORMED. YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT: 
1. WEB PAGE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY 
2. FACEBOOK WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
3. TWITTER  TWITTER.COM/NWSALBANY

BE SURE TO HAVE A BATTERY OPERATED...OR OTHER BACKUP SOURCE...RADIO
DEVICE. KEEP YOUR CELLULAR PHONE CHARGED AND ALERT OTHERS OF YOUR
WHEREABOUTS.

SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE YOUR TOP PRIORITY AS YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND UPDATE THE FORECAST.

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