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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
800 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2006


                        ...LIGHTNING AWARENESS DAY...

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES TODAY WITH A LOOK AT
LIGHTNING SAFETY. THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER ARE
THE DEADLIEST AS FAR AS LIGHTNING IS CONCERNED.

IN AN AVERAGE YEAR, 4 PEOPLE WILL BE STRUCK AND KILLED BY
LIGHTNING IN TENNESSEE AND 10 WILL BE INJURED.

                        LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES

1.   MOVE INSIDE A WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOUSE, A LARGE BUILDING OR AN
     ALL-METAL VEHICLE. STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
     DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE.

2.   IF YOU ARE IN A BOAT, GET OFF THE WATER AND INTO A SUBSTANTIAL
     BUILDING OR AT LEAST INTO AN ENCLOSED AND ALL-METAL VEHICLE
     WITH THE WINDOWS UP. IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN AN OPEN METAL BOAT,
     LIE DOWN IN THE BOAT WITH CUSHIONS BETWEEN YOU AND THE METAL
     SIDES AND BOTTOM.

3.   IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS, GET DOWN TO AVOID BEING THE
     HIGHEST POINT FOR A LIGHTNING DISCHARGE. IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN
     A FLAT, OPEN FIELD OR IF YOU FEEL YOUR HAIR STANDING ON END,
     CROUCH DOWN AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THAT  WAY,
     ONLY YOUR FEET WILL TOUCH THE GROUND.

4.   MOVE AWAY FROM MOTORCYCLES, SCOOTERS, GOLF CARTS, BICYCLES,
     TRACTORS AND OTHER METAL FARM EQUIPMENT. AVOID WIRE FENCES,
     CLOTHESLINES, METAL PIPES AND DRAINS, RAILROAD TRACKS AND ANY
     OTHER METALLIC PATHS.

5.   AVOID LONE TREES AND THE TALLEST TREES. IF CAUGHT IN THE
     WOODS,  PICK A SMALL GROVE OF TREES AS YOUR SHELTER AND STAND
     AT LEAST 5 FEET FROM THE TRUNK OF THE NEAREST TREE TO AVOID
     FLYING BARK IF THE TREE IS STRUCK.

6.   AVOID STANDING IN A SMALL ISOLATED SHED OR OTHER SMALL
     UNGROUNDED STRUCTURE IN OTHER AREAS.

7.   IF IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN AN OPEN AREA, SPREAD OUT BEFORE YOU
     KNEEL DOWN.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL CARRY INFORMATION AND SAFETY TIPS ALL THIS
WEEK CONTAINING IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES THAT YOU CAN USE TO PROTECT
YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES FROM THE DANGERS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

TOMORROW....WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, WE WILL HIGHLIGHT TORNADO SAFETY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ENCOURAGES ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN A
STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL. EVERYONE PRACTICE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND
AND FOCUS ATTENTION ON TORNADO SAFETY RULES.  A TORNADO DRILL WILL
BE CONDUCTED WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 2006, BETWEEN 09:00
A.M. AND 09:30 A.M. LOCAL STANDARD TIME. THE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE
SENT OUT AS THE WEEKLY TEST PRODUCT ON NOAA WETHER RADIO.
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