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  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
  600 AM EDT SAT OCT 31 2009
  
  ...THIS IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... 
  
  PLEASE JOIN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE 
  DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION IN PROMOTING WINTER WEATHER 
  EDUCATION INCLUDING SAFETY.
  
  TODAY'S THEME IS WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS.
  
  FOR HEAVY SNOW...CHECK AND WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLES BEFORE THE WINTER 
  SEASON BEGINS. CARRY A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING 
  BLANKETS...A FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A SHOVEL AND MAP.
  
  FOR ICING...MAKE SURE THAT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SALT AND SAND ARE 
  AVAILABLE FOR MELTING ICE.
  
  FOR HIGH WINDS...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSES BEGINS WITH WINDS IN 
  EXCESS OF 57 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE PARTS OR WHOLE TREES 
  TO FALL. SOME TREES MIGHT FALL ON POWER AND TELEPHONE LINES CAUSING 
  INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRICAL AND TELEPHONE SERVICE. ALSO NOTE THAT 
  HEAVY ICING WILL PRODUCE SIMILAR TYPES OF ELECTRICAL AND TELEPHONE 
  SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. TO PREPARE FOR THESE HAZARDS...
  
  FOR A MOBILE HOME...MAKE SURE THAT IT IS TIED DOWN AND IS SECURE.
  
  WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF A REFRIGERATOR AND A STOVE...MAKE SURE TO 
  HAVE AN ADEQUATE STOCK OF CANNED GOODS.
  
  FOR TIDAL FLOODING...KNOW YOUR AREA'S FLOOD RISK AND ELEVATIONS WITH 
  REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AND MEAN SEA LEVEL. KNOW WHAT 
  WATER ELEVATIONS WILL CAUSE MINOR...MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING IN 
  YOUR AREA. THE NWS FORECASTS TIDAL ANOMALIES WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE 
  TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. WE PROVIDE YOU WITH SELECTED TIMES AND 
  HEIGHTS OF HIGH TIDES FOR AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
  
  KNOW THE AVAILABLE ROUTES FOR ESCAPE AND WHERE SHELTERS ARE
  AVAILABLE IF YOU ARE DIRECTED TO EVACUATE YOUR AREA.
  
  THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT COVERING WINTER PREPAREDNESS WEEK.
  
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