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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1051 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2013

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...WEATHER SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...

THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF THE NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS 
WEEK...AND SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR OHIO. SEVERE WEATHER 
AWARENESS MONTH CONTINUES FOR KENTUCKY. 

IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...OR YOU SEE A TORNADO 
APPROACHING...DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? DID YOU KNOW SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE AS DAMAGING AS TORNADOES? HERE ARE SOME SAFETY 
RULES TO TO USE WHEN SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS.

IN HOMES...GET AWAY FROM WINDOWS...DOORS AND OUTSIDE WALLS. GO TO THE
BASEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BASEMENT...GO TO A FIRST FLOOR ROOM
AT THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE...PREFERABLY A BATHROOM...CLOSET OR
HALLWAY. IF POSSIBLE GET UNDER HEAVY FURNITURE OR COVER YOUR HEAD
WITH BLANKETS OR PILLOWS.

IN SCHOOLS...FOLLOW SCHOOL OFFICIAL/S INSTRUCTIONS...GOING TO THE
LOWEST FLOOR TO SMALL INTERIOR ROOMS OR HALLWAYS. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID AUDITORIUMS AND GYMNASIUMS WITH LARGE FREE
SPAN ROOFS THAT OFTEN COLLAPSE IN A TORNADO.

IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS...GO QUICKLY TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER AREA...OR TO
AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
GLASS. DO NOT USE ELEVATORS. DO NOT GO TO YOUR CAR.

IN FACTORIES...POST A LOOKOUT. WORKERS SHOULD FOLLOW SAFETY PLANS...
MOVING QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST SECTIONS OF THE FACILITY.

IN VEHICLES...TRY AND SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.

MOBILE HOMES...ABANDON THEM IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO REINFORCED
BUILDING OR UNDERGROUND SHELTER NEARBY...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR
DEPRESSION. CONSIDER MOVING TO A SAFER LOCATION BEFORE THE STORMS 
STRIKE.

IN LARGE PUBLIC GATHERING PLACES...LIKE BALL PARKS...STADIUMS...AND
RACE TRACKS...FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE ANNOUNCED BY OFFICIALS AT THE
FACILITY.

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