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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1010 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

...THIS IS A PRACTICE...REPEAT PRACTICE... TORNADO DRILL MESSAGE...

AT 1010 AM EST (910 CST)...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A 
PRACTICE TORNADO DRILL THIS MORNING TO BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1010 AM 
EST (930 AM CST).  THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNUAL DRILL IS FOR THE 
PUBLIC TO TEST THEIR TORNADO SAFETY PREPAREDNESS PLANS.

DURING THIS DRILL AND YOU SHOULD PRACTICE OR AT LEAST REVIEW YOUR 
SAFETY PLANS IN CASE OF AN ACTUAL TORNADO. IF A REAL TORNADO WARNING 
WERE ISSUED...YOU WOULD NEED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HERE ARE 
SOME SAFETY RULES TO REMEMBER...

IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET
OR BATHROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY SHELTER.

ABANDON VEHICLES AND SEEK SHELTER. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO.

IN SCHOOLS...EVACUATE CLASSROOMS FOR AN INTERIOR HALLWAY ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. CROUCH DOWN AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH
OR GREATER...FLASH FLOODING...AND CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. IF A WATCH IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO. WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED...SEEK SAFE SHELTER.

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

AGAIN THIS IS A DRILL...ONLY A DRILL...THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION 
IN THIS TORNADO DRILL... 


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