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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
500 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2006

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19
THROUGH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25. IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...THIS EFFORT IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCIES...THE AMERICAN RED CROSS...THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
PROJECT IMPACT.

THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARENESS WEEK IS TO INFORM CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH-COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT THE HAZARDS
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.
HOWEVER...SEVERE WEATHER CAN OCCUR IN ANY MONTH.

THIS YEAR THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE HELD
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22. IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER...THE
MAKE-UP DAY WILL BE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24. A TEST TORNADO WARNING
MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 930 AM BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THROUGH THE NORMAL DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS...WHICH INCLUDE NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS...THE FAMILY OF SERVICES...NAWAS...AND THE
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. A SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT INDICATING THE
EXPIRATION OF THE TEST TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AT 10 AM.

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

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