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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
330 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

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330 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

...CARBON MONOXIDE 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 THAN CAN KILL. 

IF YOUR HOME IS WITHOUT POWER AND YOU DON'T HAVE A SAFE ALTERNATIVE 
HEAT SOURCE, CONSIDER STAYING WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS OR IN A SHELTER.

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

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SMITH