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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
855 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

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DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-
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855 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

...CARBON MONOXIDE IS A DEADLY THREAT DURING POWER OUTAGES...

CARBON MONOXIDE KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. DURING A POWER
OUTAGE...NEVER USE GENERATORS...GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE
OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME...GARAGE OR
CARPORT...OR NEAR DOORS...WINDOWS OR VENTS. THEY PRODUCE CARBON
MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT CAN KILL.

LOW LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CAN HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE
SIMILAR TO THE FLU OR FOOD POISONING AND MAY INCLUDE SHORTNESS OF
BREATH...MILD NAUSEA...AND MILD HEADACHES. MODERATE LEVELS OF
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CAN BE DEADLY AND MAY INCLUDE MORE
PRONOUNCED AND PROLONGED HEADACHES...DIZZINESS...NAUSEA...AND
LIGHT HEADEDNESS.

IF YOUR HOME IS WITHOUT POWER AND YOU DO NOT HAVE A SAFE
ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCE...CONSIDER STAYING WITH FAMILY...FRIENDS 
OR IN ONE OF THE MANY SHELTERS THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED ACROSS THE REGION. 

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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