PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
500 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2005

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED SUNDAY. . .
FEBRUARY 20 THROUGH SATURDAY. . .FEBRUARY 26. IN ADDITION TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. . .THIS EFFORT IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. . .THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. . . AND
PROJECT IMPACT.

THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARENESS WEEK IS TO INFORM CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT THE DANGERS
ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS IS ALSO
THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS AND BECOME MORE
KNOWLEDGEABLE OF SAFETY RULES. THE  PRIMARY MONTHS FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA  ARE MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY,
ALTHOUGH WE CAN AND DO GET SEVERE WEATHER IN ANY MONTH.

THIS YEAR THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE HELD
WEDNESDAY. . .FEBRUARY 23. IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER...FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 25 WILL BE THE MAKE UP DAY. A TEST TORNADO WARNING MESSAGE
WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH THE NORMAL
DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS. . .WHICH INCLUDE THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO. .
.THE FAMILY OF SERVICES. . .NAWAS. . .AND THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.

PLAN NOW TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE DRILL. . .SO THAT YOU WILL BE
PREPARED.

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