Post by SKYSUMMIT on Feb 17, 2014 10:43:05 GMT -6
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
600 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014
..SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN LOUISIANA...
...FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 2014...
THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS
SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN LOUISIANA. LATE WINTER AND SPRING
MONTHS TYPICALLY BRING THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY OF SEVERE WEATHER TO
GULF COAST REGION. SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS A GOOD TIME TO
REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS AND ENSURE YOU HAVE A MEANS TO
RECEIVE TIMELY WARNINGS.
LAST YEAR WAS RELATIVELY QUIET YEAR WITH REGARD TO SEVERE WEATHER IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI WITH A TOTAL OF 10
TORNADOES . THIS WAS WELL BELOW THE 22 TORNADOES RECORDED IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR OF 2012. OF THE 9 TORNADOES THAT OCCURRED IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, ALL WERE RATED AS WEAK, AND CAUSED MAINLY MINOR
PROPERTY. HOWEVER, TWO MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED WHEN A TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN METAIRIE ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 24 AND OVERTURNED
A LARGE TRUCK CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.
EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT LIVES CAN BE SAVED IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER...AND
ARE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
NATURES MOST VIOLENT AND UNPREDICTABLE STORMS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
A MEANS TO RECEIVE WEATHER WARNINGS AND KNOW THE BASIC SAFETY RULES
TO PROTECT YOURSELF SEVERE WEATHER.
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AROUND 915AM ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
ISSUE A TEST TORNADO WARNING MESSAGE ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO SYSTEM
TO ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS TO TEST AND REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER PLANS
AND INSURE THEIR NOAA WEATHER RADIOS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THE TEST
MESSAGE WILL BE CLEARLY WORDED AS A TEST. MANY NOAA WEATHER RADIO
MAY NOT SOUND AN AUDIO ALERT?HOWEVER THEY WILL DISPLAY TEST ON THEIR
SCREEN SIGNIFYING THEY SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED THE TEST.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER AND INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE.
FEB 17 MONDAY MORNING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK
MONDAY AFTERNOON WATCH AND WARNING DEFINITIONS
FEB 18 TUESDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SAFETY
FEB 19 WEDNESDAY TORNADO SAFETY AND
TORNADO SAFETY DRILL
FEB 20 THURSDAY LIGHTNING SAFETY
FEB 21 FRIDAY WARNING RECEPTION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE NEW ORLEANS / BATON ROUGE AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...504 52 330 OR
985-649-0357 EXTENSION 4.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
600 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014
..SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN LOUISIANA...
...FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 2014...
THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS
SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN LOUISIANA. LATE WINTER AND SPRING
MONTHS TYPICALLY BRING THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY OF SEVERE WEATHER TO
GULF COAST REGION. SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS A GOOD TIME TO
REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS AND ENSURE YOU HAVE A MEANS TO
RECEIVE TIMELY WARNINGS.
LAST YEAR WAS RELATIVELY QUIET YEAR WITH REGARD TO SEVERE WEATHER IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI WITH A TOTAL OF 10
TORNADOES . THIS WAS WELL BELOW THE 22 TORNADOES RECORDED IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR OF 2012. OF THE 9 TORNADOES THAT OCCURRED IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, ALL WERE RATED AS WEAK, AND CAUSED MAINLY MINOR
PROPERTY. HOWEVER, TWO MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED WHEN A TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN METAIRIE ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 24 AND OVERTURNED
A LARGE TRUCK CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.
EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT LIVES CAN BE SAVED IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER...AND
ARE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
NATURES MOST VIOLENT AND UNPREDICTABLE STORMS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
A MEANS TO RECEIVE WEATHER WARNINGS AND KNOW THE BASIC SAFETY RULES
TO PROTECT YOURSELF SEVERE WEATHER.
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AROUND 915AM ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
ISSUE A TEST TORNADO WARNING MESSAGE ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO SYSTEM
TO ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS TO TEST AND REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER PLANS
AND INSURE THEIR NOAA WEATHER RADIOS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THE TEST
MESSAGE WILL BE CLEARLY WORDED AS A TEST. MANY NOAA WEATHER RADIO
MAY NOT SOUND AN AUDIO ALERT?HOWEVER THEY WILL DISPLAY TEST ON THEIR
SCREEN SIGNIFYING THEY SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED THE TEST.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER AND INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE.
FEB 17 MONDAY MORNING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK
MONDAY AFTERNOON WATCH AND WARNING DEFINITIONS
FEB 18 TUESDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SAFETY
FEB 19 WEDNESDAY TORNADO SAFETY AND
TORNADO SAFETY DRILL
FEB 20 THURSDAY LIGHTNING SAFETY
FEB 21 FRIDAY WARNING RECEPTION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE NEW ORLEANS / BATON ROUGE AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...504 52 330 OR
985-649-0357 EXTENSION 4.
