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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2004

...TODAY IS FALL SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS DAY...

ALTHOUGH PEAK SEVERE WEATHER SEASON IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE OCCURS
DURING THE SPRING MONTHS OF MARCH, APRIL AND MAY, WHEN THE MID
STATE GETS TWO THIRDS OF ITS TORNADOES, THE AUTUMN SEASON IS
CERTAINLY NOT IMMUNE TO ACTIVE WEATHER.

CLIMATOLOGICALLY, THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER PROVIDES A SECONDARY
PEAK IN TORNADO ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE SPRING MONTHS. THIS FACT HIT
HOME NOVEMBER 10, 2002, WHEN ELEVEN TWISTERS STRUCK THE
MID STATE. THIS WAS THE FIFTH LARGEST TORNADO OUTBREAK IN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE'S HISTORY. THIS WAS THE WORST TORNADO DISASTER FOR THE
WHOLE STATE OF TENNESSEE SINCE THE APRIL THIRD AND FOURTH OUTBREAK
IN 1974.

OF COURSE, TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT THE ONLY
TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO OCCUR IN OUR AREA DURING THE FALL.
WITH NOVEMBER TRADITIONALLY MARKING THE BEGINNING OF THE
RAINY SEASON, FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING CAN ALSO OCCUR.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USUALLY PROMOTES SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS WEEK IN FEBRUARY, JUST PRIOR TO PEAK TORNADO SEASON.
BUT WE ALSO WISH TO SET ASIDE OCTOBER 27 TO REMIND CITIZENS OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THAT WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT WITHOUT RISK DURING THE
FALL, AS WELL.

NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY TIPS. KNOW THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A "WATCH" AND A "WARNING". LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS DURING IMPENDING SEVERE
WEATHER.

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