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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
225 PM CDT WED NOV 4 2009
..PREPAREDNESS KIT CAMPAIGN CONTINUES - NOVEMBER SUPPLY KIT LIST
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH...IN CONJUNCTION WITH
EMERGENCY MANAGERS...THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND OTHER KEY PARTNERS
IS HAVING A 3 MONTH CAMPAIGN TO HELP EVERYONE PUT TOGETHER A KIT FOR
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
NOVEMBER IS THE SECOND OF THE 3 MONTHS FOR THE CAMPAIGN AND IS THE
MONTH TO CONCENTRATE ON STOCKING PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS SUCH AS
TOOTH BRUSHES AND SOAP. IT ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER TO ENSURE YOU
HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES.
OTHER ITEMS HIGHLIGHTED FOR THIS MONTH INCLUDE EATING AND COOKING
SUPPLIES...A MANUAL CAN OPENER...AND AN ALTERNATE COOKING SOURCE
SUCH AS AN OUTSIDE GRILL WITH EXTRA CHARCOAL OR GAS.
THE ENTIRE LIST CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PADUCAH'S WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PAH. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE
ENTITLED "DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE".
A DISASTER KIT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE IF POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS ARE
OUT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO GET TO YOUR LOCATION.
THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS
DAMAGING WIND...PLUS WINTER WEATHER CAN WREAK HAVOC ON TRAVEL...
POWER...AND COMMUNICATIONS...AS WAS THE CASE FOR MUCH OF OUR REGION
KENTUCKY WITH THE JANUARY 2009 ICE STORM.
SHANKLIN/SPODEN
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