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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
800 AM EDT SAT MAR 10 2012

                
...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA MARCH 
04 TO MARCH 10...

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR 2012 
IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.  ALL WEEK LONG, THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE HAS BEEN ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE 
FOR SEVERE WEATHER.  

WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN TIME THIS WEEK THINKING ABOUT THE 
VARIOUS TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER THAT CAN THREATEN YOU HOME AND 
FAMILY. THE CAROLINAS EXPERIENCE A WIDE VARIETY OF SEVERE WEATHER 
RANGING FROM LIGHTNING TO FLOODING AND TORNADOES.

PREPARING BEFORE STORMS THREATEN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.  A NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACKUP CAN BE A 
VITAL TOOL IN YOUR HOME. THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES OF USING A 
WEATHER RADIO TO OBTAIN INFORMATION. FIRST IS THEIR ABILITY TO BE 
PROGRAMMED TO TURN ON IN THE EVENT OF A WARNING, ANY TIME DAY OR 
NIGHT. SECOND IS THEIR BATTERY BACKUP SOURCE OF POWER. ELECTRIC 
POWER OFTEN BECOMES UNAVAILABLE DURING DANGEROUS WEATHER RENDERING 
TELEVISIONS AND COMPUTERS USELESS. FOLLOWING A HURRICANE UTILITY 
POWER IS SOMETIMES NOT AVAILABLE FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. BATTERY 
OPERATED TELEVISIONS CAN ALSO PROVE USEFUL BUT THEY ARE CONSIDERABLY 
MORE EXPENSIVE.
 
TALK WITH YOUR FAMILY ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER AND DEVELOP A SAFETY 
PLAN. STAYING INFORMED ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU 
KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS WILL KEEP YOU AND YOUR 
FAMILY SAFE.

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TO PROTECT THE LIFE 
AND PROPERTY...BUT IT IS UP TO YOU TO BE PREPARED. SECONDS CAN SAVE 
LIVES SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ONCE THE ALARM IS 
SOUNDED.

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