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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
503 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SOUTH CAROLINA STATE-WIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL OCCUR AT 9 AM THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALONG WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT DIVISION AND OTHER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES 
WILL CONDUCT A TORNADO DRILL THIS MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF 
SOUTH CAROLINA AS PART OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.

AT 9 AM EST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WILL
ISSUE A TEST TORNADO WARNING TO INITIATE THE DRILL. THE WARNING
WILL BE RELAYED THROUGH NORMAL COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS INCLUDING
NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS AND THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
MEDIA PARTNERS WHO WISH TO OPT OUT OF THE DRILL SHOULD TAKE THE
NECESSARY MEASURES TO PREVENT THE TORNADO WARNING FROM ACTIVATING 
AUTOMATED CRAWL SYSTEMS. A TEST TORNADO WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS DRILL IS FOR THE PUBLIC...SCHOOLS...
THE BROADCAST MEDIA AND OTHERS TO TEST THEIR TORNADO SAFETY PLANS
AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.

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