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No location is immune to severe weather threats. The arrival of spring not only signals a time when people begin to take increased advantage of the great outdoor activities, it is also marks a rise in the potential for violent weather. This includes damaging thunderstorm winds, hail, tornadoes, lightning and flash flooding. People must know what to do when severe weather threatens, whether in the outdoors or at home, school, work, play, or in a vehicle.
Severe Weather Awareness week is an excellent time to review safety plans for the coming weather threats. This should be done by all communities, with the help of schools, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, business, and civic organizations. It should also done by every family, insuring that each member knows how to be safe when severe weather threatens. The best way to insure that plans are adequate and can be activated in a timely manner is to test them with drills.
During the Severe Weather Awareness Week, the National Weather Service will issue special releases each day to help prepare for severe weather season. These discussions will discuss the many kinds of severe weather along with the recommended safety rules.
Schedule of Severe Weather Awareness Week Topics
For a link to the latest public information statement discussing Severe Weather Awareness Week click here.
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