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

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

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK WILL BE THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL 
CONDUCTED BETWEEN 910 AND 930 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...NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY...TORNADOES
THURSDAY...LIGHTNING
FRIDAY...FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... 
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/FFC...THE 
GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AT WWW2.STATE.GA.US/GEMA...OR 
CONTACT YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

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