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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
800 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012 

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONCLUDES TODAY...

TODAY MARKS THE END OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. 

PLAN NOW TO KEEP SAFE DURING SEVERE WEATHER. 

BEFORE A STORM...DEVELOP A SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLAN AT HOME...
SCHOOL...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. BE WEATHER READY.

DURING SEVERE WEATHER...POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT. WHEN THE THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS. 
MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING OR CAR. 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.

FLASH FLOODING CAN BE DEADLY. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF 
WATER. ALMOST HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES. TWO FEET OF FLOWING WATER WILL CAUSE MOST CARS TO 
FLOAT...SMALLER CARS WILL FLOAT IN LESS WATER. FLOODING HAZARDS 
ARE INCREASED AT NIGHT WHEN VISIBILITY IS REDUCED. THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE URGES YOU TO RESPECT ALL BARRIERS THAT WARN OF 
FLOODED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND 
WARNINGS. A WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER...SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. A WARNING 
MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. YOU SHOULD PLAN 
WHAT TO DO IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. WHEN A WARNING...ANY SEVERE 
WEATHER WARNING...IS ISSUED...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT 
YOUR LIFE. 

NOAA WEATHER RADIO OFFERS THE BEST WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH 
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHETHER AT HOME...WORK OR PLAY. NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO PROVIDES CONTINUOUS BROADCASTS OF WEATHER INFORMATION...WITH 
IMMEDIATE RELAY OF SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE RECOMMENDS EVERYONE HAVE ACCESS TO A NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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. 

TODAY CONCLUDES SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. 
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DIRIENZO