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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
300 PM EST MON APR 23 2007

...THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVERAL NEW YORK 
AGENCIES IS PROMOTING SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY FOR ALL PEOPLE.

...FIRST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS DRILL...

THE FIRST COMMUNICATIONS DRILL IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY...APRIL 24TH 
AROUND 11:15 AM.

ALL 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THAT SERVE NEW YORK STATE 
WILL ISSUE A TEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ALL COUNTIES IN 
NEW YORK STATE AROUND THE SAME TIME.

THIS TEST WARNING MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AS A SPECIAL WEATHER 
STATEMENT OVER NWS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND AS A REQUIRED WEEKLY 
TEST OVER THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM...USING THE R W T EVENT CODE. 
IT WILL BE ALARMED BY NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE NWS WILL  
NOT REQUEST ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM FOR THIS TEST 
MESSAGE.

THIS TEST WARNING MESSAGE WILL BE CLEARLY WORDED TO INDICATE THAT IT 
IS INDEED A TEST. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO MONITOR THEIR 
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR RECEIPT OF THIS TEST MESSAGE. UPON 
RECEIPT...PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE COMMUNICATION 
DRILL'S RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE THROUGH A SECURE WEBSITE. THE U R L 
AND PASS WORD TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE WERE PROVIDED TO ALL TEST 
PARTICIPANTS.

IF HAZARDOUS WEATHER OCCURS DURING THIS TIME...THIS DRILL WILL BE 
RESCHEDULED ONE WEEK LATER AT THE SAME TIME. IT WOULD OCCUR ON 
TUESDAY MAY 1ST AROUND 11:15 AM.

THE NWS THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS DRILL.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL COVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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