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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
405 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

...SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS EVERYONE - ARE YOU READY?...
...NEW WEBSITE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS NOW AVAILABLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS DEVELOPED A NEW WEBSITE
TO PROMOTE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK /SWAW/...WHICH BEGINS ON
SUNDAY MARCH 4TH AND RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY MARCH 10TH. THE SEVERE
WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEBSITE WAS DEVELOPED TO SERVE THE ACTIVE
WEATHER NEEDS OF TEXAS...AND CAN BE ACCESSED FROM YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LUBBOCK

WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THIS WEBSITE...SIMPLY CLICK ON /SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK/ UNDER OUR /TOP NEWS OF THE DAY/ FEATURE ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE
OF THE PAGE.

FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THIS INFORMATIVE PAGE...FEEL FREE TO ACCESS IT
DIRECTLY AT THE FOLLOWING...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LUBBOCK/SWAW

THE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEBSITE CONTAINS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC...EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICIALS...SCHOOL OFFICIALS...AND
FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN WEATHER AND WEATHER SAFETY. SPECIAL FEATURES
OF THE WEBSITE INCLUDE LIFE-SAVING DETAILS ON THE FOLLOWING
TOPICS...

1. THUNDERSTORMS...HAIL AND WIND 
2. TORNADOES 
3. FLASH FLOODING
4. LIGHTNING 
5. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION SUCH AS WEATHER SAFETY CLASSES
6. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITES SERVING TEXAS

IN ADDITION TO THESE INFORMATIVE SECTIONS...YOU WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ONLINE WEATHER SCHOOL KNOWN AS 
/JETSTREAM/...NOAA WEATHER RADIO INFORMATION...AND /WEATHER ON THE GO/
WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO RECEIVE WEATHER INFORMATION ON YOUR CELL PHONE!

SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS EVERYONE - BE SURE YOU ARE READY NOW BEFORE
SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS YOU! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS WEEK WEBSITE IS YOUR KEY TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER CAN STRIKE DURING ALL MONTHS OF THE YEAR...THE
PERIOD OF APRIL THROUGH JUNE TYPICALLY BRINGS THE MOST ACTIVE SEVERE
WEATHER TO WEST TEXAS. NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS A CRITICAL PIECE TO THE
SAFETY PUZZLE! JUST AS A SMOKE DETECTOR WILL ALERT YOU TO FIRE IN YOUR
HOME...SCHOOL OR BUSINESS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL ALERT YOU TO LIFE-
SAVING WARNINGS AND WEATHER INFORMATION WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO OWN
A NOAA WEATHER RADIO. THESE RADIOS CAN BE PURCHASED AT YOUR FAVORITE
SUPERMARKET...ELECTRONICS STORE...OR OUTLET STORE. NOAA WEATHER RADIO
IS THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BRINGS YOU 24-HOUR
ACCESS TO WEATHER INFORMATION. WHEN SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES...THE SAFEST
PLACE TO BE IS IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME...SCHOOL OR BUSINESS WILL PROVIDE A SAFE LOCATION...BUT
ONLY WHEN YOU ARE IN AN INTERIOR ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS...SUCH AS A CLOSET
OR BATHROOM. A BASEMENT OR UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER PROVIDES THE GREATEST
PROTECTION.

AS WE ENTER SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...WITH OUR SPRING STORM SEASON
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK WISHES
EVERYONE A SAFE SEASON. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.

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