000 NOUS42 KTAE 141612 PNSTAE FLZ007>014-141630- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1010 AM CST WED FEB 14 2007 ...THIS IS A TORNADO DRILL MESSAGE...ONLY A DRILL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A PRACTICE TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... WALTON...HOLMES...JACKSON...BAY...WASHINGTON...CALHOUN AND GULF. THIS IS A DRILL...ONLY A DRILL. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING OVER THE AREA. THIS TORNADO DRILL IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNUAL DRILL IS FOR YOU TO PRACTICE YOUR TORNADO SAFETY PLANS. IF SEVERE WEATHER WERE ACTUALLY OCCURRING IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND REHEARSE SAFETY PLANS. IF A TORNADO WARNING WERE ISSUED...YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. SOME SAFETY RULES TO NOTE... 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. IN SCHOOLS...EVACUATE CLASSROOMS FOR AN INTERIOR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. CROUCH DOWN AND COVER YOUR HEAD. REPEATING...THIS IS A TORNADO DRILL...ONLY A DRILL. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS EXERCISE. $$ GOREE