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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 
528 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2009

THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA...IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE...HAS PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1 THROUGH 7 2009 AS 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK WILL BE THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL 
CONDUCTED BETWEEN 800 AND 1030 AM EST ON WEDNESDAY...FEBRUARY 4. IN 
THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER...THE DRILL WILL BE POSTPONED TO 
FRIDAY...FEBRUARY 6. SCHOOLS...HOSPITALS...BUSINESSES...AND 
RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DRILL IS TO 
TEST SAFETY PREPAREDNESS PLANS.

THE FOLLOWING HAZARDOUS WEATHER TOPICS WILL BE DISCUSSED...

MONDAY...LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY
TUESDAY...MARINE HAZARDS...TSUNAMIS AND RIP CURRENTS
WEDNESDAY...TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY...HURRICANES AND FRESHWATER FLOODING
FRIDAY...TEMPERATURE EXTREMES...UV RADIATION AND WILDFIRES

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON THE 
TALLAHASSEE AREA ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/TAE... 
THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT 
WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG...OR CONTACT YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

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