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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO COLORADO
600 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013
..UNDERSTANDING SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEES THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER...AND A STREAM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FLOWS FROM OUR
FORECAST OFFICES TO YOU.
EACH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE HAS A WEB SITE...A
FACEBOOK PAGE...AND A TWITTER FEED WHERE YOU CAN FIND WEATHER
STORIES. THESE ARE GRAPHICAL LOOKS AT UPCOMING WEATHER HAZARDS. THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...A TEXT PRODUCT...IS ALSO AVAILABLE. IT
HIGHLIGHTS WEATHER HAZARDS...SOMETIMES SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA ALSO FORECASTS THE
CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY SEVERAL DAYS IN
ADVANCE. THESE OUTLOOKS WILL TELL YOU IF THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER...AND IF YOU ARE IN A SLIGHT RISK...MODERATE
RISK...OR HIGH RISK AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
IF SEVERE WEATHER BECOMES LIKELY WITHIN SIX HOURS...A WATCH WILL BE
ISSUED...ALERTING YOU TO THE INCREASED CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...YOU SHOULD PLAN WHERE TO
GO FOR SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS. IF HIGH WIND IS A
THREAT...TYING DOWN OR BRINGING LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS WOULD BE A
GOOD IDEA. IF LARGE HAIL IS A THREAT...PROTECTING YOUR VEHICLE
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
THEN...FORECASTERS AT THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WILL
MONITOR SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA...AND TALK WITH SEVERE WEATHER
SPOTTERS. FORECASTERS WILL ISSUE WARNINGS AND QUICKLY SEND THEM OUT
TO ALERT YOU OF THE IMMINENT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THE WARNINGS ARE
SENT OUT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS IN ORDER TO REACH THE MOST PEOPLE
POSSIBLE.
A WARNING IS AN URGENT MESSAGE TELLING YOU THAT SEVERE WEATHER OR
FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS OCCURRING. WARNINGS ARE USUALLY ISSUED
FOR AN AREA SMALLER THAN A COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...OR FOR HAIL ONE INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER.
A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A TORNADO IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LIFE
THREATENING FLOODING.
BEFORE AND DURING SEVERE WEATHER...YOU CAN RECEIVE WATCHES...
WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ON NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE A WEATHER RADIO RECEIVER WITH A BUILT IN
TONE ALERT...WHICH IS ACTIVATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WHEN
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. YOU WILL ALSO SEE WARNINGS ON THE
INTERNET...YOUR SMARTPHONE WITH THE WEATHER EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM...OR HEAR THEM ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS.
DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE WATCH AND WARNING
INFORMATION...AND KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS.
SPECIFIC SAFETY INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE EACH DAY OF THIS
COLORADO SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.
TOM MAGNUSON
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO COLORADO
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