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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...ARE YOU READY FOR A WINTER STORM...CHAPTER TWO...

YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WINTER STORM
WATCH AND A WINTER STORM WARNING. BASICALLY...A WATCH MEANS THAT
WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE....WHILE A WARNING MEANS THAT WINTER
WEATHER HAS BEGUN OR IS ABOUT TO OCCUR.

IF YOU SHOVEL SNOW...BE VERY CAREFUL...ESPECIALLY WITH WET SNOW.
IT IS PHYSICALLY DEMANDING WORK...SO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. EVERYONE
IS POTENTIALLY AT RISK OF DEATH DURING WINTER STORMS. THE ACTUAL
THREAT DEPENDS ON YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION. RECENT OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF DEATHS LINKED TO WINTRY WEATHER HAPPEN
IN AUTOMOBILES. 25 PERCENT OF THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE CAUGHT OUT IN
THE STORM...AND MOST ARE MALES OVER 40 YEARS OLD.

DEATHS RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO COLD...HALF OF THEM ARE OVER 60 YEARS
OLD...AND THREE-QUARTERS OF THE DEATHS ARE MEN. ABOUT 20 PERCENT
OCCUR IN THE HOME. HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP FROM BEING PART OF
THAT WOEFUL STATISTIC.

WINTER TERMS...
WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL IS BASED ON THE RATE OF HEAT LOSS FROM
EXPOSED SKIN CAUSED BY THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF WIND AND COLD
TEMPERATURES. AS THE WIND INCREASES, HEAT IS CARRIED AWAY FROM THE
BODY AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, DRIVING DOWN THE BODY TEMPERATURE.
ANIMALS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY WIND CHILL. INANIMATE OBJECTS SUCH AS
PIPES AND CAR RADIATORS ARE NOT AFFECTED. WHEN THE WIND CHILL
APPROACHES MINUS 20 DEGREES, FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 MINUTES OR
LESS.

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA...
FROSTBITE...FROSTBITE IS DAMAGE TO BODY TISSUE CAUSED BY TISSUE
BEING FROZEN. FROSTBITE CAUSES THE LOSS OF FEELING AND A WHITE OR
PALE APPEARANCE IN EXTREMITIES, SUCH AS FINGERS, TOES, EAR LOBES OR
THE TIP OF THE NOSE. IF SYMPTOMS ARE DETECTED, SLOWLY WARM THE
AFFECTED AREAS AND SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY.

HYPOTHERMIA...IS THE LOSS OF HEAT FROM THE BODY. WARNING SIGNS ARE
UNCONTROLLABLE SHIVERING...MEMORY LOSS...AND DISTORTION. TREATMENT
SHOULD BE SOUGHT IMMEDIATELY.

TO AVOID HYPOTHERMIA...KEEP YOUR CLOTHES DRY. WET CLOTHING LOSES ALL
INSULATING VALUE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

MITTENS AND A WARM HAT ARE NECESSITIES. THE BODY LOSES ABOUT 50
PERCENT OF ITS HEAT THROUGH THE HEAD...SO WHETHER YOU ARE OUTDOORS
OR INSIDE AN UNHEATED HOME...DAY OR NIGHT...A HAT WILL GO A LONG WAY
IN HELPING YOU STAY WARM.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WE WOULD LIKE
BROADCAST TODAY.

SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE REMINDS YOU TO PLAY IT SAFE.  AVOID OVEREXERTION
SUCH AS SHOVELING HEAVY SNOW OR WALKING IN DEEP SNOW.  THE STRAIN
FROM THE COLD AND HARD LABOR MAY CAUSE A HEART ATTACK.  BE READY
FOR THE STORM BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, COMMERCIAL
RADIO, OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCHES, WARNINGS,
AND ADVISORIES.

WINTER IS ON THE WAY, AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REMINDS YOU
TO DRESS FOR THE SEASON.  WEAR LOOSE, LIGHT-WEIGHT, WARM CLOTHING IN
SEVERAL LAYERS.  TRAPPED AIR IS AN INSULATOR.  LAYERS CAN BE REMOVED
TO AVOID PERSPIRATION AND SUBSEQUENT CHILL.  OUTER GARMENTS SHOULD
BE WATER REPELLENT AND HOODED.  ALWAYS COVER YOUR HEAD, AS YOU
CAN LOSE HALF OF YOUR BODY HEAT THROUGH AN UNCOVERED HEAD.  BE
PREPARED FOR THE STORM BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO,
COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WINTER STORM
ADVISORIES.

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END/ORCHANIAN/BOYD



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