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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
600 AM EST TUE FEB 20 2007

TODAY'S TOPIC FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS THUNDERSTORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. 
ALTHOUGH THEY CAN DEVELOP ANYTIME...THEY ARE MOST FREQUENT DURING
THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS. LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND...LARGE 
HAIL...TORNADOES...AND FLASH FLOODS ARE ALL HAZARDS FROM 
THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WINDS OF 58 MPH OR 
GREATER...PENNY OR LARGER SIZE HAIL...AND TORNADOES. THE MAIN 
THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE LARGE HAIL...AND STRAIGHT LINE 
WINDS...WHICH CAN REACH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH AND PRODUCE 
DAMAGE SIMILAR TO A TORNADO.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY...

HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN PLACE BEFORE THREATENING WEATHER STRIKES. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN OBSERVED OR DETECTED BY DOPPLER RADAR.

MONITOR FORECASTS IF THREATENING WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN YOUR AREA.

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS IMMINENT...AND YOU ARE INDOORS...MOVE TO
SHELTER SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

WEDNESDAY'S TOPIC FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WILL BE
TORNADOES.

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