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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
500 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR SOUTH CAROLINA...

TODAY WE WILL REVIEW SOME 2006 SEVERE WEATHER STATISTICS FOR
SOUTH CAROLINA...AND WE WILL DISCUSS NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

DURING 2006 IN SOUTH CAROLINA...THERE WERE ABOUT 1000 
THUNDERSTORM AND HIGH WIND EVENTS...CAUSING MORE THAN $2 MILLION 
IN DAMAGE…1 DEATH AND 18 INJURIES. ABOUT 20 LIGHTNING ACCIDENTS
CAUSED $2.6 MILLION IN DAMAGE AS WELL AS 2 DEATHS AND 2 INJURIES.
THERE WERE 39 TORNADOES RESULTING IN MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION IN
DAMAGE...ALONG WITH 21 INJURIES. TWENTY RECORDED FLOOD EVENTS
CAUSED 3 INJURIES.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON SEVERE
WEATHER IS TO LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. IT IS
BROADCAST BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 24 HOURS A DAY. WEATHER
WARNINGS AND FORECASTS ARE HEARD FIRST ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. NOAA
WEATHER RADIOS ARE AVAILABLE WHERE RADIOS ARE SOLD.

WEATHER RADIOS WITH A WARNING ALARM CAN BE A LIFESAVER IN HOMES...
SCHOOLS...HOSPITALS...CHURCHES...DAY CARE CENTERS...AND OTHER PRIVATE
BUSINESSES. GET ONE WHICH IS ABLE TO WORK ON BATTERIES IN CASE OF A
POWER FAILURE.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABOUT NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...AND REMEMBER THAT A WEATHER RADIO MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT
TO LOVED ONES.

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

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