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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1055 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2007 

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1055 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2007 

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS MONTH IN OKLAHOMA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OKLAHOMA 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES...HAS DESIGNATED THE MONTH 
OF APRIL AS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS MONTH IN OKLAHOMA. 

SEVERE WEATHER CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME OF YEAR...BUT IN AN AVERAGE YEAR 
THE VAST MAJORITY OF TORNADOES OCCUR FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE. AND 
EVEN WITHOUT A TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING 
HAIL...VIOLENT WINDS...FLOODING RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

IN OKLAHOMA...IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF IF TORNADOES WILL HAPPEN...IT'S 
A QUESTION OF WHEN. SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS MONTH IS A TIME FOR 
OKLAHOMANS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN ANY 
FORM.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS SET UP A SPECIAL WEB PAGE WITH 
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE TO HELP KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE WHEN 
STORMS APPROACH. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE 
ABOUT THE HAZARDS WE FACE...AND WAYS YOU CAN STAY SAFE.

VISIT THE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS MONTH WEBSITE AT 
WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN/SWAM.


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SMITH