Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
800 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...TODAY BEGINS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COOPERATION WITH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND THE MEDIA ARE PARTICIPATING IN SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS WEEK ACROSS TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA FROM TODAY...
MARCH 3RD THROUGH SATURDAY MARCH 9TH.

EACH DAY DURING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WE WILL FOCUS ON A
DIFFERENT ASPECT OF SEVERE WEATHER. DURING THE WEEK...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO WILL ISSUE SAFETY MESSAGES
ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.

MONDAY WILL BE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY WILL BE LIGHTNING.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE TORNADO AWARENESS DAY.

THURSDAY WILL BE FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODS.

FRIDAY WILL BE WEATHER RADIO DAY AND THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM DAY.

SATURDAY WILL CONCLUDE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WITH A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER PROGRAM.

SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE INEFFECTIVE WHEN THE PUBLIC
DOES NOT RECEIVE THE MESSAGE OR DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO
SEVERE WEATHER.

WHETHER IN THE FORM OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...TORNADOES...OR FLASH
FLOODS...SEVERE WEATHER CAN DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY. ONCE A TORNADO
APPROACHES...OR FLOODING DEVELOPS...IT IS TOO LATE TO START WORKING
ON A PREPAREDNESS PLAN. WHEN SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS...AND
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...WE MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT
OURSELVES.

THE PURPOSE OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS TO DRAW ATTENTION
TO THE MANY ASPECTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WHICH AFFECT ALL OF US...TO
FOCUS ON SAFETY...AND TO LEARN WHAT TO DO WHEN HAZARDOUS
WEATHER THREATENS.

$$

JC
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