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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
800 AM EDT SUN APRIL 29 2012

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS TODAY...

APRIL 29 TO MAY 5 IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN NEW YORK...VERMONT...
CONNECTICUT...AND MASSACHUSETTS. ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO BE WEATHER READY 
BY PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM THE HAZARDS OF FLOODING...TORNADOES...AND 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS...SEVERE WEATHER HAS KILLED OVER 75 
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. DAMAGE HAS EXCEEDED ONE 
BILLION DOLLARS. ON AVERAGE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
ISSUES 400 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS...17 TORNADO WARNINGS 
AND ABOUT 150 FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE 
REGION. 

EACH DAY THIS WEEK WE WILL EXPLORE ACTIONS TO TAKE DURING 
SEVERE WEATHER TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DEATH...INJURY AND 
PROPERTY LOSS TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES.

MONDAY WE REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER TERMS AND DEFINTIONS.

TUESDAY THE FOCUS IS ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 

WEDNESDAY WE TURN TO SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY.
 
THURSDAY WILL FEATURE A STUDY OF TORNADOES WITH A REVIEW OF 
THUNDERSTORM SAFETY. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 115 PM WE WILL 
CONDUCT OUR SEVERE WEATHER COMMUNICATION DRILL. 

FRIDAY IS THE DAY TO LOOK AT THE SUMMER FLOOD THREAT AND 
PROVIDE SOME SAFETY RULES.

FINALLY ON SATURDAY WE WILL REVIEW THE KEY ITEMS FROM THIS 
WEEK ONCE AGAIN FOCUSING ON PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY.

TAKING STEPS NOW TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL HELP YOU 
KEEP SAFE AND ENJOY SUMMER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...GO TO 
OUR WEB SITE WWW.WEATHER.GOV. THEN CLICK ON EASTERN NEW YORK 
OR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. FINALLY...SELECT OUR SEVERE WEATHER 
AWARENESS LINK. 

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DIRIENZO