Severe Weather Awareness Week
* While the buzz lately has centered around cold temperatures and light icing, the big threat to life and property around here comes in the form of severe weather. Thunderstorms and tornadoes are fairly common around these parts. In fact, we're coming up on the fortieth anniversary of the big Candlestick Park tornado of March 3, 1966. We'll talk more about that tornado in coming days...* Today kicks off Severe Weather Awareness Week in Mississippi and Alabama. That means this is a perfect opportunity to chat about severe weather preparedness...
- This is a perfect time to check the batteries in your NOAA Weather Radio! If you or someone you know doesn't own a NOAA Weather Radio, I urge you to make a trip to any consumer electronics store and get one. For a small investment of $20-$50, you can have peace of mind that you and your family will know of approaching severe weather.
- The first part of severe weather safety is to have a way to get the warning. The second part is to have a plan. Discuss with your family what your plan of action is during a tornado warning. If you need some help with your plan, check out this site:
Tornado Safety Guidelines
- Our message is to tell people to get LOW and get IN! Get as low as you can in your home and get as far inside your home as possible. The idea is to put as many walls between your safe place and the tornado as possible.
* Our local NWS offices have compiled some excellent sources of info for Severe Weather Awareness Week:
NWS Birmingham
NWS Jackson
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 11:35 AM
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