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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
554 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011

...THIS IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK 2011...

WINTER IS RAPIDLY DRAWING NEAR. OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS...WE WILL
BRING UP A FEW WINTER WEATHER ISSUES AND WAYS TO AVOID DANGEROUS
SITUATIONS. FIRST...A FEW TERMS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
USES WITH WINTER WEATHER.

WINTER STORM WATCH...ISSUED WHEN THREE OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW OR
ONE FORTH INCH OF ICE OR MORE IS POSSIBLE FROM TWENTY FOUR HOURS
TO FORTY EIGHT HOURS INTO THE FUTURE.

WINTER STORM WARNING...ISSUED WHEN THREE OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW OR
ONE FOURTH INCH OF ICE OR MORE IS EXPECTED FROM THE CURRENT TIME
OUT TO AS MUCH AS THIRTY SIX HOURS IN ADVANCE.

STAY INDOORS DURING THE STORM. IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS...
SEVERAL LAYERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING WILL KEEP YOU WARMER
THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. WEARING GLOVES...OR MITTENS...
AND A HAT WILL PREVENT LOSS OF BODY HEAT. COVER YOUR MOUTH
TO PROTECT YOUR LUNGS. UNDERSTAND THE HAZARDS OF WINDCHILL.
WALK CAREFULLY ON SNOWY OR ICY SIDEWALKS.

SOME OTHER WINTER STORM SAFETY TIPS...

IF YOU SHOVEL SNOW...BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL. IT IS PHYSICALLY
STRENUOUS WORK...SO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL HAVE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN THE TRUNK.
KEEP YOU GAS TANK FULL FOR EMERGENCY USE AND TO KEEP THE FUEL
LINE FROM FREEZING.

TO REVIEW...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS WHEN WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS WHEN WINTER WEATHER HAS
BEGUN OR IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. START YOUR PREPARATIONS NOW
FOR THE SAFEST WINTER SEASON POSSIBLE. GET THE LATEST WINTER
STORM WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WATCHES...ADVISORIES AND
WEATHER FORECAST BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER AND WINTER WEATHER SAFETY
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE...WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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