PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
500 AM EST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

TODAY WE WILL REVIEW SOME 2005 SEVERE WEATHER STATISTICS FOR
NORTH CAROLINA...AND WE WILL DISCUSS NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

DURING 2005 IN NORTH CAROLINA...THERE WERE MORE THAN 250 
THUNDERSTORM AND HIGH WIND EVENTS...CAUSING MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION 
IN DAMAGE AS WELL AS 1 DEATH. 
MORE THAN 12 LIGHTNING ACCIDENTS CAUSED $1.5 MILLION IN DAMAGE AS WELL AS 1 DEATH AND 12 INJURIES. 
THERE WERE 23 TORNADOES RESULTING IN ABOUT $3 MILLION IN DAMAGE.  
NEARLY 111 RECORDED FLOOD EVENTS CAUSED NEARLY $1.7 MILLION IN DAMAGE.

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.