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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
500 AM EST MON FEB 19 2007

THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. IT IS
TIME TO PREPARE FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SAFETY. HERE ARE SOME
KEY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TERMS WHICH YOU SHOULD KNOW.

A THUNDERSTORM IS RATED AS SEVERE WHEN IT CAUSES DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AT LEAST 58 MPH AND...OR PENNY SIZE HAIL 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER
OR LARGER.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR A LARGE AREA WHEN
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DEVELOPMENT IS
INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR OR REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER STORM
SPOTTERS. A WARNING MEANS IMMEDIATE DANGER TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR
THOSE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.

BEFORE THE STORM...KNOW WHERE YOU WILL GO AND WHAT YOU WILL DO
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. GET AWAY FROM WINDOWS...GO TO A
LOWER FLOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUILDING.

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. GO TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
MOVE TO A BUILDING OR CAR.

AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES...UNPLUGGING THEM
IF POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE IN A BOAT OR IN THE WATER...GET TO SHORE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE...AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY.PHP

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