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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
300 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER SAFETY TIPS...

OCTOBER 21 TO OCTOBER 27 IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. 

INDIVIDUAL PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE 
WINTER WEATHER. 
THE FOLLOWING IS A COLLECTION OF WINTER WEATHER SAFETY INFORMATION...

...WHEN DRIVING...

    ...CLEAR YOUR VEHICLE OF ALL ICE AND SNOW.
    ...KEEP EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.
    ...BE EXTRA ALERT...ROADSIDE SNOW DRIFTS CAN HIDE SMALLER 
       CHILDREN.
    ...DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN 
       ON SLICK ROADS.

...IF YOUR CHILDREN WALK TO SCHOOL...

     ...ENCOURAGE THEM TO CARRY A BACKPACK FOR BOOKS AND PAPERS.
     ...IF POSSIBLE...SELECT OUTER GARMENTS WITH REFLECTIVE 
        MARKINGS.
     ...IF THE WEATHER LOOKS THREATENING...LISTEN TO THE RADIO OR 
        TELEVISION FOR SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS OR DELAYS.

...PROPER HEAT AND HUMIDITY...

    ...IF POSSIBLE...HAVE EMERGENCY HEATING EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO 
       KEEP AT LEAST ONE ROOM LIVEABLE...IN CASE YOU RUN OUT OF 
       FUEL OR POWER IS LOST.
    ...TO SLEEP...SEVERAL LIGHTWEIGHT BLANKETS ARE WARMER THAN ONE 
       HEAVY ONE.
    ...TO STAY WARM...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
    ...IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ON SAVING ENERGY IN YOUR HOME OR 
       BELIEVE YOUR HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF WITHOUT PROPER 
       NOTIFICATION
    ...IN NEW YORK CALL THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY OFFICE TOLL 
       FREE HOTLINE AT 1 800 3 4 2 3 0 0 9.

...TREATMENT OF HYPOTHERMIA...

    ...A VICTIM MUST BE REWARMED AND SHOULD BE SEEN BY A 
       DOCTOR IN A HOSPITAL.
    ...WHILE WAITING FOR EMERGENCY HELP TO ARRIVE...PREVENT 
       FURTHER HEAT LOSS BY WRAPPING THE VICTIM IN A WARM 
       BLANKET AND APPLYING EITHER HEATING PADS OR HOT 
       WATER BOTTLES TO THE ABDOMEN.
    ...IF THE VICTIM IS ALERT...GIVE SMALL QUANTITIES 
       OF WARM FOOD AND DRINK...DO NOT GIVE ALCHOHOL.

...MORE WINTER PREPAREDNESS DRIVING TIPS...

    ...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL.
    ...AVOID SKIDDING ON SLICK ROADS BY TAPPING ON YOUR BRAKES.
    ...CLEAR YOUR WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS BEFORE STARTING OUT...DO 
       NOT TRAVEL BLIND WAITING FOR THE DEFROSTER TO START TO WORK.
    ...TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR SNOW.
    ...CARRY A SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR CONSISTING OF...AN ICE 
       SCRAPER AND SNOW BRUSH...A PROPERLY INFLATED SPARE 
       TIRE
    ...A FUNCTIONING JACK...A FLASHLIGHT...EXTRA ANTI-FREEZE AND 
       WINDSHIELD WASHING FLUID...FLARES OR A REFLECTIVE DEVICE...A 
       COUPLE OF BLANKETS...GLOVES OR MITTENS...AND A SHOVEL.

...WINTER PREPAREDNESS AT HOME...

    ...IF YOU USE AN ELECTRIC HEATER DURING COLD WEATHER...DO 
       NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT AND ONLY USE EXTENSION CORDS WHICH 
       HAVE THE NECESSARY RATING TO CARRY THE ELECTRIC LOAD.
    ...IF YOUR PIPES FREEZE...THAW THEM WITH HOT WATER OR HOT AIR 
       FROM A HAIR DRYER...DO NOT USE A TORCH.
    ...IF YOUR HOME IS HEATED WITH OIL AND YOUR FURNACE HAS AN 
       ELECTRIC TURN ON...PREPARE AN ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCE.
    ...HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF WOOD FOR FIREPLACES OR WOOD 
       STOVES...OR KEROSENE FOR SPACE HEATERS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH INTERNET ACCESS...ALL OF OUR WEATHER AND 
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. SIMPLY GO TO 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON EASTERN NEW YORK OR WESTERN 
NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MAIN WEB PAGE OF THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NEW YORK.  
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DIRIENZO