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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
600 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES...

WHEN THERE IS A RISK OF A HURRICANE IN YOUR AREA...HURRICANE WATCHES 
AND/OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A 
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 74 MILES PER HOUR OR 
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN ABOUT 48 HOURS WHILE A WARNING IS ISSUED 
WHEN SUCH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN ABOUT 36 HOURS. 

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING...

BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT YOUR HURRICANE SAFETY PLAN. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE 
LISTENING TO RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS 
FOR OFFICIAL BULLETINS REGARDING THE STORM. BE SURE ANY VEHICLES ARE
PROPERLY OPERATING AND FUELED. PREPARE TO COVER ALL WINDOW AND DOOR
OPENINGS WITH SHUTTERS...PLYWOOD OR OTHER SHIELDING MATERIALS. CHECK 
BATTERIES AND STOCK UP ON CANNED FOOD...FIRST AID SUPPLIES...DRINKING 
WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. PREPARE TO BRING INSIDE LAWN FURNITURE AND 
OTHER LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND GARDEN TOOLS. 
OBTAIN AN EXTRA SUPPLY OF CASH.

PLAN TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING SUCH AS 
ALONG THE COAST OR EVEN FARTHER INLAND NEAR A RIVER OR INLET. ALSO...
CONSIDER LEAVING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME AS THEY ARE UNSAFE IN
HIGH WINDS...NO MATTER HOW WELL FASTENED TO THE GROUND. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT THE FOLLOWING 
ADDRESSES /ALL IN LOWERCASE LETTERS/...

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...HTTP://NHC.NOAA.GOV/PREPARE 
CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHS/TROPICAL.SHTML

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