[TNham] PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2004

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN TENNESSEE STARTS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALONG WITH LOCAL...COUNTY AND STATE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE NEWS MEDIA...ACROSS TENNESSEE WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FROM SUNDAY...
FEBRUARY 22 THROUGH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28.

EACH DAY DURING AWARENESS WEEK WILL FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF
SEVERE WEATHER.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 23...WILL BE DEVOTED TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24...WILL EMPHASIZE LIGHTNING...ONE OF THE
UNDERRATED WEATHER KILLERS.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25...WILL FOCUS ON TORNADO AWARENESS AND WILL
SERVE AS TORNADO DRILL DAY.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26...WILL HIGHLIGHT FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODS...
THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27...IS NOAA WEATHER RADIO DAY AND EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM DAY.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28...WILL FOCUS ON THE SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER
PROGRAM AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM...ALSO
KNOWN AS EMWIN.

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

NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BROADCAST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION...AND
SAFETY TIPS EACH DAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
ISSUE STATEMENTS EACH DAY CONTAINING IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES...THAT
YOU CAN USE TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES...FROM THE
DANGERS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

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