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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
134 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...THIS WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN INDIANA...
...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS MONTH IN KENTUCKY CONTINUES...

LONG BEFORE ANY WARNINGS ARE ISSUED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
PROVIDES LONG RANGE NOTICE OF POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. OUR
PARTNERS WHICH INCLUDE...THE MEDIA...PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND RESPONSE
AGENCIES... BEGIN PREPARATIONS LONG BEFORE STORMS CAUSE DAMAGE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER PROVIDES 
HAZARD THREAT OUTLOOKS UP TO 14 DAYS IN ADVANCE. THE STORM PREDICTION 
CENTER PROVIDES OUTLOOKS ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL UP TO EIGHT 
DAYS IN ADVANCE. LOCAL WEATHER OFFICES ISSUE A HAZARDOUS WEATHER 
OUTLOOK EACH DAY IDENTIFYING WEATHER RISKS IN THE COMING WEEK.

WEATHER HAZARD OUTLOOKS PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH A TIME FRAME TO PLAN 
AHEAD AND TO CHECK RESOURCES.

LOCAL TV METEOROLOGISTS BEGIN BROADCASTING CONCERNS FOR ANY SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT WITH AS MUCH ADVANCE NOTICE AS POSSIBLE. 

HOMELAND SECURITY AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE OUTLOOKS TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR HAZARD PREPARATIONS.
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER BE A THREAT LATER IN THE WEEK...STAFFING AND
SUPPLIES ARE CHECKED FOR ADEQUACY.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MONITORS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOKS TO 
DETERMINE A NEED FOR HAZARD PREPARATIONS. SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER 
BECOME A POSSIBILITY...STAFFING AND SUPPLY LEVELS ARE CHECKED.
 
SCHOOLS..LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS MONITOR NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOKS TO DETERMINE THEIR NEED FOR PREPARATIONS. 
STAFFING...SUPPLIES...AND OVERALL READINESS ARE CHECKED.

EVERYONE SHOULD MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOKS TO
DETERMINE YOUR NEED FOR HAZARD PREPARATIONS. SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER
BE A THREAT LATER IN THE WEEK...CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL
THE SUPPLIES YOU WOULD NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY. REVIEW YOUR SAFETY
EVACUATION PLANS TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE LOCATION TO GO TO
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER OCCUR.

AGAIN...THE OUTLOOK STAGE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS THE TIME TO BEGIN
REVIEWING YOUR PLANS. YOU SHOULD ALSO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO
DAILY WEATHER FORECASTS AND THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN
PARTICULAR.



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