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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
821 AM PDT THU JUN 19 2008
..NEVADA SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK JUNE 15 - 21
NEVADA GOVERNOR JIM GIBBONS HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 15 - 21 AS
SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. TODAYS TOPIC IS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
THE PURPOSE OF THURSDAYS AWARENESS MESSAGE IS TO GIVE PEOPLE ACTIONS
THEY CAN TAKE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS
DOWNDRAFT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES PER HOUR AND OR HAIL THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR GREATER. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN
ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS AN URGENT
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS
IMMINENT AND WARNS YOU TO TAKE COVER.
THE STRONG WIND GUSTS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN DAMAGE BUILDINGS...
KNOCK DOWN TREES...AND CREATE A HAZARD DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DEBRIS. IF
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GO TO THE SAFEST LOCATION ON THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME. TO REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...KEEP A NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO WITH YOU.
POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT. THIS IS
YOUR BEST WAY TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY UP
TO DATE ON THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...SO YOU ARE AWARE OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON
THE WEB GO TO:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/
AND FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO GO
TO:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NWR/ /USE LOWER CASE/
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