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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
620 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005

NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING EXTREME COLD. 
FOLLOWING ARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO BE READY WHEN THE COLDER AIR 
ARRIVES BY MIDWEEK. 

BE PREPARED TO WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHT-WEIGHT 
WARM CLOTHING TO FEND OFF THE COLD AND WIND. LAYERS CAN BE REMOVED 
TO AVOID PERSPIRATION AND SUBSEQUENT CHILL. COATS OR OTHER OUTER 
GARMENTS SHOULD BE TIGHTLY WOVEN... WATER REPELLENT... AND HOODED. 
WEAR A HAT...AS HALF OF YOUR BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD. 
COVER YOUR MOUTH TO PROTECT YOUR LUNGS FROM THE COLD AIR. MITTENS... 
SNUG AT THE WRIST... ARE BETTER THAN GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR TIME 
OUTDOORS ONCE THE COLD AND WIND ARRIVE. 

IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES... INSULATE EXPOSED PIPES... AND 
BRING IN GARDEN HOSES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT COULD BE DAMAGED IN 
THE COLD. HAVE BATTERY-OPERATED RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS ON HAND... 
ALONG WITH FRESH BATTERIES. EXTRA WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD 
SHOULD BE STOCKED... IN CASE WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICE IS 
INTERRUPTED. MAKE SURE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND SMOKE AND CARBON 
MONOXIDE DETECTORS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL IF 
USING CANDLES... FIREPLACES... OR SPACE HEATERS... AS THESE DEVICES 
ARE PRIME CANDIDATES FOR STARTING STRUCTURE FIRES IF LEFT UNATTENDED 
OR IF NOT USED PROPERLY.
 
ON VEHICLES... CHECK FOR PROPER TIRE PRESSURE AND FUNCTIONING 
WIPERS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL. KEEP WINTER WEATHER 
ACCESSORIES IN YOUR VEHICLE... SUCH AS EXTRA BLANKETS... EXTRA 
CLOTHES... SHOVELS... ICE SCRAPERS AND SNOW BRUSHES... A KNIFE... 
JUMPER CABLES... FLASHLIGHTS WITH FRESH BATTERIES... A FIRST-AID 
KIT... AND SAND OR OTHER GRANULAR MATERIAL TO HELP WITH TRACTION IF 
YOUR CAR GETS STUCK. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING... IT IS RECOMMENDED 
THAT YOU NOT TRAVEL ALONE DURING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER 
WEATHER... AND YOU SHOULD NOTIFY SOMEONE OF YOUR PLANS AHEAD OF 
TIME. 

MAKE SURE THAT PETS ARE BROUGHT INDOORS... OR AT LEAST HAVE A WARM 
SHELTER TO RETREAT TO. LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED TO SHELTERED AREAS. 
ENSURE THAT ALL PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF WATER. 
MOST ANIMAL DEATHS IN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ARE FROM DEHYDRATION. 

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