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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR WORDING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-230000-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
535 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

...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 21 THROUGH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26.

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

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21...BEGINS THE WEEK WITH SKYWARN (STORM SPOTTERS).

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

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23...WILL EMPHASIZE LIGHTNING...ONE OF THE
UNDERRATED WEATHER KILLERS.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24...WILL FOCUS ON TORNADO AWARENESS AND WILL
SERVE AS TORNADO DRILL DAY.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25...WILL BE DEVOTED TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26...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
EVERYONE.  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.

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TJ






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