National Weather Service Forecast Office

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...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAVE PROCLAIMED APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 5 SEVERE 
WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE WORKING 
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVERAL AGENCIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE DISASTER 
PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION AND THE NEW YORK STATE BROADCASTERS 
ASSOCIATION TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS ASSOCIATED 
WITH FLASH FLOODING...TORNADOES...AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 

WE WILL ALSO RECOMMEND WAYS NEW YORKERS CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES AND 
THEIR FAMILIES FROM THOSE HAZARDS. THESE SAFETY TIPS WILL BE ISSUED 
AS PUBLIC INTEREST STATEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. ALL MEDIA OUTLETS 
ARE BEING URGED TO DISSEMINATE THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES TO THEIR 
READERS...VIEWERS...AND LISTENERS.

COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES FOR WARNING DISSEMINATION WILL BE TESTED 
ACROSS THE EMPIRE STATE DURING A HAZARDOUS WEATHER DRILL SCHEDULED 
FOR MAY 3RD AT 1:15 PM. THESE CAPABILITIES INCLUDE THE NATIONAL 
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION/S NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER 
RADIO /NWR/.  VOLUNTEER BROADCASTERS WILL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO 
TEST THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/.

INTERNALLY...THE COMMUNICATIONS DRILLS WILL GIVE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE SKILLS USUALLY APPLIED 
UNDER STRESS. EXTERNALLY... THE STATEWIDE DRILL GIVES PUBLIC SAFETY 
AND PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS...THE BROADCAST MEDIA... AND ALL NEW 
YORKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THEIR PLANNED METHODS OF RECEIVING 
EMERGENCY WEATHER MESSAGES. RECIPIENTS OF THE TEST WARNING MESSAGES 
SUCH AS SCHOOLS... HOSPITALS... NURSING HOMES... BUSINESSES... AND 
INDIVIDUALS CAN USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEY ARE PREPARED TO 
DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH SUDDEN... DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATIONS. 
PRACTICING OUR RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OR FLOOD THREATS CAN 
PAY BIG DIVIDENDS WHEN ACTUAL DISASTERS OCCUR.

EACH DAY THIS WEEK WE WILL EXPLORE THE MANY FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER 
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...SPECIFICALLY...
MONDAY...SEVERE WEATHER TERMINOLOGY
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY...PREPAREDNESS
THURSDAY...TORNADOES
FRIDAY...FLOODING
SATURDAY COMMUNICATIONS

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY VISIT OUR WEBSITE 
/ALL LOWER CASE/ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/SEVEREWEATHER.