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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
800 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012 

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES...

APRIL 29 TO MAY 5 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 TUNE TO RECEIVE THE LATEST 
WEATHER INFORMATI0N. 

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 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 ANY SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. NOAAS 
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. 

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


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DIRIENZO