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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
518 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES...
...IS YOUR VEHICLE READY FOR WINTER TRAVEL...

HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. NOW IS A GOOD
TIME TO FOCUS ON WINTER TRAVEL.

ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF DEATHS LINKED TO WINTRY WEATHER HAPPEN IN
VEHICLES. HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP PREVENT YOU FROM BEING PART OF
THAT WOEFUL STATISTIC.

IT IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA TO HAVE A WINTER STORM KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.
THIS SHOULD INCLUDE JUMPER CABLES...A TOOL KIT...A FLASHLIGHT WITH
EXTRA BATTERIES...EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS...A FIRST AID KIT...A
SHOVEL...A WINDSHIELD SCRAPER AND BRUSH...HIGH CALORIE
RATIONS...WATERPROOF MATCHES...A COMPASS AND ROAD MAPS...AND A SACK
OF SAND OR CAT LITTER FOR TRACTION.

ENSURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED BEFORE THE WINTER SEASON BEGINS.
MAKE SURE BRAKES...LIGHTS...THE BATTERY...EXHAUST...HEATER
CONNECTIONS...THE DEFROSTER...AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ALL IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER. MAKE SURE...YOU HAVE ENOUGH ANTI-FREEZE IN YOUR
VEHICLE TO PROTECT IT FROM BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR.

KEEP YOUR GAS TANK NEAR FULL TO PREVENT ICE FROM FORMING IN THE TANK
AND FUEL LINES. TRY NOT TO TRAVEL ALONE. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TIMETABLE AND PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

A LAST REMINDER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER HAS BEGUN OR IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. START YOUR PREPARATIONS NOW
FOR THE SAFEST WINTER SEASON POSSIBLE AND STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST.

CARRY A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALONG WITH YOU, SO YOU CAN TUNE INTO
LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION 24 HOURS A DAY. WE HERE AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...HOPE YOU HAVE FOUND THIS WINTER WEATHER
INFORMATION...DURING THE LAST THREE DAYS...TO BE HELPFUL. IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED
QUESTIONS...FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN NASHVILLE AT (615)-754-4633.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER AND WINTER WEATHER SAFETY
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE...WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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