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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
500 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES...

AS WE APPROACH THIS WINTER...THERE ARE MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
WILL THERE BE A MAJOR SNOW STORM OR ICE STORM OVER THE NEXT THREE
MONTHS?

THE WINTER OF 2004-2005 FEATURED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW
NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH-COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA. THERE WERE TWO LIGHT ICING EVENTS BUT NO SNOWFALL
OCCURRED.

THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK FOR THE WINTER OF 2005-2006
CALLS FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF TEMPERATURES BEING ABOVE...NEAR OR BELOW
NORMAL. FOR PRECIPITATION...THE OUTLOOK CALLS FOR A DRIER THAN
NORMAL WINTER FOR SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN. EVERYONE SHOULD PLAN AHEAD AND
DEVELOP A WINTER DISASTER PLAN NOW...IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE ALREADY.

FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE RULES TO DEVELOP A FAMILY PLAN:

FIRST...GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT WINTER HAZARDS.
SECOND...MEET WITH YOUR FAMILY TO CREATE A PLAN.
THIRD...IMPLEMENT YOUR PLAN.
FINALLY...PRACTICE AND MAINTAIN YOUR PLAN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WINTER WEATHER...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

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