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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
800 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...PREPARATION IS THE KEY...

WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONCLUDES TODAY. 

WINTER IN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND CAN BRING SOME OF NATURES MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS. 
THIS WEEK WE REVIEWED THE METEOROLOGY OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...LAKE 
EFFECT SNOW...NOREASTERS... BLIZZARDS...ICE STORMS...AND WINTER 
FLOODING. 

PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO KEEP SAFE THIS WINTER. ABOUT 70 PERCENT 
OF INJURIES DUE TO ICE AND SNOW OCCUR FROM VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND 
ABOUT 25 PERCENT OCCUR TO PEOPLE CAUGHT OUT IN THE STORM. 

KEEP INFORMED...PAY ATTENTION TO THE LASTEST FORECASTS. WINTER 
STORM OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP FOR THE 
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 DAYS. 
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE 
POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. WHILE...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE 
ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEGUN OR WILL BEGIN 
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 

YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED BEFORE THE WINTER STORM STARTS.

FULLY CHECK AND WINTERIZE YOUR CAR OR TRUCK. MAKE SURE IT IS 
TUNED UP. CHECK YOUR TIRES...BRAKES...WINDSHIELD WIPERS...
BATTERY...AND ANTIFREEZE. PUT TOGETHER A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT FOR 
YOUR CAR WHICH INCLUDES A FIRST AID KIT...CELL PHONE AND 
CHARGER...BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG...FLASHLIGHT WITH FRESH 
BATTERIES...SHOVEL...SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BOOSTER 
CABLES...TOW ROPE...ICE SCRAPER...BRUSH...ROAD MAPS...CANDY 
BARS OR OTHER HIGH ENERGY NON PERISHABLE FOOD...AND TISSUES OR 
PAPER TOWELS. 

AT HOME YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY YOU MAY LOSE 
YOUR POWER AND HEAT. HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERY POWERED 
RADIO...EXTRA BATTERIES...HIGH ENERGY FOOD THAT REQUIRE NO 
COOKING OR REFRIGERATION...EXTRA MEDICINE AND BABY ITEMS...AND 
FIRST AID SUPPLIES ON HAND. EMERGENCY HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS 
FIREPLACES...WOOD STOVES AND SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE USED 
PROPERLY TO PREVENT FIRE AND VENTILATED PROPERLY TO PREVENT 
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR SMOKE 
ALARMS...FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS ARE IN 
WORKING ORDER.

DO NOT FORGET ABOUT YOUR PETS. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF 
FOOD...WATER AND SHELTER. MOST ANIMALS DIE FROM DEHYDRATION IN 
WINTER STORMS. 

BY TAKING A FEW STEPS NOW...YOU CAN BE READY WHEN SEVERE WINTER 
WEATHER THREATENS.

IF YOU NEED TIMELY INFORMATION...YOU CAN GET IT ON NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO ALL HAZARDS. WE ARE BROADCASTING TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY 
FROM STATIONS IN ALBANY...NEW YORK...AT 162.55 
MHZ...HIGHLAND...NEW YORK...AT 162.475 MHZ... MIDDLEVILLE...NEW 
YORK AT 162.400 MHZ...JOHNSBURG... NEW YORK...AT 162.450 
MHZ...MARLBORO...VERMONT...AT 162.400 MHZ...NORTH 
ADAMS...MASSACHUSETTS...AT 162.525 
MHZ...EGREMONT...MASSACHUSETTS...AT 162.450 MHZ...AND FROM 
CORNWALL...CONNECTICUT...AT...162.500 MHZ.

WEATHER RADIO MONITORS ARE INEXPENSIVE AND ALERT YOU OF THE 
LATEST WEATHER. OUR BROADCASTS WILL HELP YOU PLAN FOR OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITIES...GET TRAVEL INFORMATION...MAKE BUSINESS 
DECISIONS...OR DECIDE ON THE PROPER CLOTHING TO WEAR. MOST 
IMPORTANTLY...YOU WILL BE READY WHEN A WINTER STORM STRIKES. 

WE ISSUE FREQUENT UPDATES FOR WINTER WEATHER...THAT SERVE TO 
GIVE YOU THE MOST UP TO THE MINUTE...AND DETAILED...WEATHER 
INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION...WE ISSUE STATEMENTS THAT 
FOLLOW UP ON THE ISSUANCE OF WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES.

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