[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

[EMWIN Server]

NOUS44 KOHX 181346
PNSOHX
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-181800-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
600 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN TENNESSEE STARTS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALONG WITH LOCAL...COUNTY AND STATE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE NEWS MEDIA...ACROSS TENNESSEE WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FROM SUNDAY...
FEBRUARY 16 THROUGH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22.

EACH DAY DURING AWARENESS WEEK WILL FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF
SEVERE WEATHER.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18...BEGINS THE WEEK WITH SKYWARN (STORM SPOTTERS)
AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM (EMWIN).

MONDAY FEBRUARY 19...WILL BE DEVOTED TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20...WILL EMPHASIZE LIGHTNING...ONE OF THE
UNDERRATED WEATHER KILLERS.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21...WILL FOCUS ON TORNADO AWARENESS AND WILL
SERVE AS TORNADO DRILL DAY.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22...WILL HIGHLIGHT FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODS...
THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23...IS NOAA WEATHER RADIO DAY AND EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM DAY.

THE PURPOSE OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS TO DRAW ATTENTION...
TO THE MANY ASPECTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WHICH AFFECT ALL OF US.  THE
BIGGEST FOCUS IS ON SAFETY...AND TO LEARN WHAT TO DO WHEN HAZARDOUS
WEATHER THREATENS.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BROADCAST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION...AND
SAFETY TIPS EACH DAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
ISSUE STATEMENTS EACH DAY CONTAINING IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES...THAT
YOU CAN USE TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES...FROM THE
DANGERS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

$$

END






This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net