Severe Weather Preparedness

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Apr 28 - May 4, 2013

A Communications Drill is Scheduled for Thursday, May 2, 2013 around 1:15 pm.

The National Weather Service (NWS) will issue a Required Monthly Test (RMT) for distribution through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and a Special Weather Statement for distribution through all NWS communication systems. This provides everyone with an opportunity to test the communication systems they use to receive NWS warnings.

Please participate in this annual test by completing this survey following receipt of this test message: http://cstar.cestm.albany.edu/whaw/swaw.html or you can respond by faxing back the following survey form.

For additional information, contact:
Gary Conte - Warning Coordination Meteorologist
email: gary.conte@noaa.gov

During this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office New York, NY (OKX) will also issue and broadcast daily Public Information Statements according to the schedule in the table presented below.

 National Lightning Safety Awareness Week
June 23-29, 2013

Lightning kills or injures hundreds each year. There have been 9 death in just the first half of June alone. See our new 30-second video on a teen struck by lightning, download our new safety brochure and explore the wealth of resources on the NWS lightning safety website.

Topic	Factsheet	Text of Video	Video
Lightning Overview	Lightning & Lightning Safety- An Introduction	Text Equivalent
The Science of Lightning	Why do some clouds produce lightning and others don't?	Text Equivalent
Lightning Safety Outdoors	Lightning Safety Outdoors	Text Equivalent
Lightning Safety Indoors	Safe Shelters & Indoor Safety	Text Equivalent
Medical Aspects	The Medical Aspects of Lightning	Text Equivalent

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