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Southeast Texas Severe Weather Awareness Week
February 24 - March 1, 2008
Governor Rick Perry has proclaimed the week of February 24th through March 1st as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas.

During Severe Weather Awareness Week, the National Weather Service in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Insurance Information Institute will highlight various aspects of severe weather. Newspapers, broadcast media, safety organizations, and other local government officials are encouraged to work with their communities to disseminate severe weather awareness information to prepare them for the upcoming severe weather season. This website is designed to serve as a guide to the dangers of severe weather and its impacts on southeast Texas, and to serve as a guide to community groups around southeast Texas. While reading this website, it is important to remember that severe weather can occur in any month of the year in southeast Texas.

During each day of Severe Weather Awareness Week, special information is available from the National Weather Service to further emphasize important information about severe weather and the National Weather Service job in warning the public.

Date Time/Release
Sunday,
February 24
AM....Introduction to Severe Weather Awareness Week
PM....NWS Watch/Warning System and Terms
Monday,
February 25
AM....NOAA Weather Radio - Your Personal All-Hazards Warning System
PM....Damaging Winds and Hail
Tuesday,
February 26
AM....Drought and Fire Weather
PM....Tornadoes and Tornado Safety
Wednesday,
February 27
AM....Lightning Facts and the Safety Rules
1000 AM....Southeast Texas mock TORNADO DRILL
PM....Weather Safety for Mariners
Thursday,
February 28
AM....Turn Around...Don't Drown
PM....The Dangers of Flash Flooding
Friday,
February 29
AM....Amateur Radio and Storm Spotters
PM....Reporting Severe Weather to NWS - Phone Numbers and Websites
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