833 NOUS43 KMQT 220405 PNSMQT COOPERATIVE OBSERVER DAILY RECORDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1205 AM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE RECORDS STARTING AT 7 AM EST TODAY AND ENDING AT 7 AM EST TOMORROW...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RECORDS FOR WFO MARQUETTE WHICH ARE CALENDAR DAY VALUES FOR TOMORROW. GOGEBIC COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRONWOOD (1901-2008) 89/1937 24/1995 1.16/1937 1.0/1989 WATERSMEET 5 W (1909-2006) 82/2004 21/1974 1.78/1985 T/1942 ONTONAGON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BERGLAND DAM (1888-2008) 81/1958 22/1974 0.76/1971 T/1989 ONTONAGON 6 SE (1977-2008) 81/2004 26/1992 1.40/1985 0.0/2005 ONTONAGON (1900-1977) 86/1958 27/1974 0.68/1971 T/1974 HOUGHTON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW HOUGHTON ARPT (1887-2008) 86/1958 26/1974 1.12/1985 T/1989 HOUGHTON MTU (1993-2003) 73/1994 29/1995 0.33/1994 0.0/2002 KENTON (1993-2003) 73/1994 29/1995 0.33/1994 0.0/2002 KEWEENAW COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW EAGLE HARBOR (1899-1972) 86/1958 37/1913 0.80/1968 0.0/1971 FT. WILKINS (1948-2008) 70/1994 31/1974 0.68/1994 T/1995 MOTT ISLAND (1940-2004) 71/1987 31/1992 1.62/1945 0.0/2004 PAINESDALE (1926-1952) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 1.24/1940 0.5/1942 BARAGA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW ALBERTA (1956-2008) 83/1958 26/1995 0.92/1985 T/1957 BARAGA (1967-1987) 77/1969 19/1974 1.04/1971 T/1974 BARAGA 1 N (1896-1980) 80/1908 31/1899 0.95/1964 0.0/1948 HERMAN (1968-2008) 77/1968 22/1974 1.29/1985 1.3/1989 LANSE 2 S (1929-1967) 86/1958 29/1963 0.48/1964 0.0/1966 MARQUETTE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BIG BAY 2 SE (1945-2007) 78/1968 26/1981 0.75/1971 0.0/2005 CHAMPION (1949-2008) 83/1958 18/1974 0.80/1964 2.1/1989 HARVEY (2002-2008) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 1.14/2002 0.0/2005 ISHPEMING (1898-1987) 89/1937 21/1981 0.75/1964 1.0/1942 MARQUETTE WWTP (1948-2008) 85/1958 31/1995 0.92/1964 0.2/1989 WFO MARQUETTE (1961-2008) 82/2004 22/1974 1.34/1964 0.3/1989 ALGER COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CHATHAM (1900-2008) 84/1938 24/1981 1.30/2003 T/1950 DEER PARK (1900-1954) 87/1936 25/1942 1.80/1904 T/1942 GRAND MARAIS (1900-2006) 83/1937 27/1953 0.82/1900 T/1974 MUNISING (1911-2008) 83/1937 27/1942 1.03/1952 T/1965 LUCE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW NEWBERRY 3 S (1896-2006) 82/1920 22/1899 1.74/1964 T/1928 IRON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW AMASA (1999-2007) 82/2004 30/2002 1.20/2001 0.0/2004 BEECHWOOD (1949-1990) 80/1958 24/1974 1.47/1985 T/1965 CRYSTAL FALLS (1893-2006) 78/1989 19/1974 0.76/1959 T/1989 STAMBAUGH (1896-2008) 91/1937 18/1974 0.86/2001 T/1995 DICKINSON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRON MOUNTAIN (1899-2008) 87/1937 19/1904 1.53/1945 T/1928 MENOMINEE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW STEPHENSON (1938-2008) 85/2004 22/1995 0.87/1945 0.0/2005 DELTA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CORNELL 5 SE (1991-2008) 80/2004 26/1995 0.74/2001 0.0/2005 CORNELL 4 WSW (1963-1991) 77/1984 22/1974 0.53/1971 0.0/1990 ESCANABA (1892-2008) 78/1987 33/1992 0.70/1898 0.0/2005 FAYETTE 4 SW (1920-1997) 74/1987 30/1976 1.10/1971 T/1950 ROCK 1 E (1905-1990) 87/1922 28/1913 2.01/1945 T/1989 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW MANISTIQUE (1896-2008) 78/1938 29/1974 0.72/1971 0.0/2005 SENEY (1948-2001) 76/1994 27/1981 0.97/1964 0.1/1989 STEUBEN (1938-1989) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 1.35/1945 0.0/1989 $$  983 NOUS44 KCRP 220633 PNSCRP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1230 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Sunday September 21 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 88 LOW TEMPERATURE : 71 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.00 2008 RAINFALL: 24.29 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 25 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : EAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 89 99 2005 LOW 71 56 1995 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 718 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 725 PM CDT ============================================================= PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT Sunday September 21 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 90 LOW TEMPERATURE : 67 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.00 2008 RAINFALL: 18.86 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 21 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTHEAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 89 103 1926 LOW 69 51 1983 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 716 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 725 PM CDT Notice to users! This is an experimental abbreviated climate message. A full climate summary will be issued under the header CLICRP...WMO Header CDUS44 KCRP...by 700 AM this morning. Please address any comments on this product to John Metz (john.metz@noaa.gov). $$  499 NOUS45 KBOU 220859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-222300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 259 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 20-22 IN 1902...A THUNDERSTORM ON THE 20TH...IN ADVANCE OF AN APPARENT COLD FRONT...PRODUCED RAIN...HAIL...AND NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 48 MPH. WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND TOTALED 3.21 INCHES FROM THE EVENING OF THE 20TH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF THE 22ND. THE 2.70 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FROM 800 PM ON THE 20TH TO 800 PM ON THE 21ST IS THE GREATEST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. THE TEMPERATURE DIPPED FROM A HIGH OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 20TH TO A HIGH OF ONLY 51 DEGREES ON THE 21ST. 21-22 IN 1870...STRONG WINDS OCCURRED IN THE FOOTHILLS AND IN BOULDER AND DENVER. IN 1895...RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND TOTALED 11.4 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. THIS WAS THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON AND THE SECOND HEAVIEST FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON ON RECORD. NORTH WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON THE 21ST. 22 IN 1913...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 44 MPH. IN 1946...A TRACE OF SNOW FELL IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. THIS MARKED THE START OF THE LONGEST SNOW SEASON ON RECORD... 263 DAYS THROUGH JUNE 11...1947...WHEN A TRACE OF SNOW ALSO FELL. $$  890 NOUS43 KDMX 221001 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-240000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 500 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...AND OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS. FROM: BRENDA BROCK METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA SUBJECT: OCTOBER 15 2008 MODIFICATIONS TO THE DAILY CLIMATE REPORT /CLI/ AND THE RECORD EVENT REPORT /RER/ PRODUCTS ON WEDNESDAY...OCTOBER 15...2008...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DES MOINES IOWA WILL BEGIN TO ISSUE SEPARATE DAILY CLIMATE REPORTS FOR DES MOINES...WATERLOO...MASON CITY AND OTTUMWA. PREVIOUSLY...THE DAILY CLIMATE REPORT FOR DES MOINES AND OTTUMWA WAS ISSUED UNDER THE PIL CLIDSM AND THE DAILY REPORT FOR WATERLOO AND MASON CITY WAS ISSUED UNDER THE CLIALO IDENTIFIER. FOUR NEW DAILY CLIMATE REPORTS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED FOR MARSHALLTOWN... LAMONI...AMES AND ESTHERVILLE. THE DES MOINES AND WATERLOO DAILY CLIMATE REPORT WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRANSMITTED TWICE DAILY...AT AROUND 540 PM AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALL OTHER SITES WILL BE TRANSMITTED ONLY ONCE DAILY AFTER THE MIDNIGHT OBSERVATION. IN ADDITION...SEPARATE RECORD EVENT REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR DES MOINES AND WATERLOO. PREVIOUSLY...THESE SITES HAD RECORD REPORT INFORMATION SENT UNDER THE RERDMX PIL. THE RERDMX PIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED TO TRANSMIT RECORD INFORMATION FOR ALL OTHER SITES IN CENTRAL IOWA. CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE CLI AND RER MESSAGES SHOULD ADD THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER IN THE TABLE BELOW TO THEIR APPROPRIATE DATABASES. MESSAGE TYPE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID DAILY CLIMATE REPORT DES MOINES CDUS43 KDMX CLIDSM DAILY CLIMATE REPORT WATERLOO CDUS43 KDMX CLIALO DAILY CLIMATE REPORT MASON CITY CDUS43 KDMX CLIMCW DAILY CLIMATE REPORT OTTUMWA CDUS43 KDMX CLIOTM DAILY CLIMATE REPORT MARSHALLTOWN CDUS43 KDMX CLIMIW DAILY CLIMATE REPORT LAMONI CDUS43 KDMX CLILWD DAILY CLIMATE REPORT AMES CDUS43 KDMX CLIAMW DAILY CLIMATE REPORT ESTHERVILLE CDUS43 KDMX CLIEST RECORD EVENT REPORT DES MOINES SXUS73 KDMX RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT WATERLOO SXUS73 KDMX RERALO RECORD EVENT REPORT ALL OTHER SITES SXUS73 KDMX RERDMX IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT CRAIG COGIL CLIMATE PROGRAM MANAGER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA CRAIG.COGIL@NOAA.GOV (ALL LOWER CASE) $$  779 NOUS43 KIND 221017 PNSIND INZ047-221230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 AM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY... 1908 INDIANAPOLIS...NO MEASURABLE RAIN FELL FOR THE 39TH CONSECUTIVE DAY...SETTING A CITY RECORD FOR THE LONGEST DRY SPELL. $$  258 NOUS43 KICT 221101 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-221500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 601 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1995...THE MERCURY IN WICHITA FELL TO 32 DEGREES...THE EARLIEST FREEZE ON RECORD FOR THE CITY. IN 2005...FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY...TWO HURRICANES REACHED CATEGORY 5 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IN THE SAME SEASON...WHEN HURRICANE RITA GAINED ADMISSION INTO THE \"FAB 5 HURRICANE FRATERNITY\". $$ AUTO  455 NOUS43 KBIS 221122 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-221430- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 625 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE BISMARCK WSR-88D RADAR...KBIS...IS OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICIANS WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY TO TROUBLESHOOT. ADJACENT WSR-88D RADARS...KMBX...KMVX...KABR...KGGW. $$ TWH  444 NOUS43 KBIS 221126 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-221700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 620 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... AUTUMN BEGINS THIS MORNING...SEPTEMBER 22...AT 1044 AM CDT. ALSO...AN INTERESTING CLIMATOLOGICAL NOTE... BISMARCK WAS RUNNING AROUND 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR SEPTEMBER THROUGH ABOUT THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH. WITH THE RECENT WEEK OR SO OF VERY WARM TO HOT WEATHER...THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21...BISMARCK IS NOW AT NORMAL FOR THE MONTH...DEPARTURE THROUGH THE 21ST IS A PLUS 0.2 DEGREES. SO...IF THE MONTH WERE ENDING TODAY IT WOULD COME OUT NORMAL...ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT IT... TEMPERATURE WISE. THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WERE COOL...THE THIRD WEEK WAS VERY WARM...AND THEY BALANCED EACHOTHER. WITH WEATHER...TO BE NORMAL REALLY IS...ABNORMAL. $$ JP MARTIN  320 NOUS43 KGLD 221200 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 700 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1946...A TRACE OF SNOW FELL IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. THIS MARKED THE START OF THE LONGEST SNOW SEASON ON RECORD AT THAT LOCATION...263 DAYS...THROUGH JUNE 11 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR...WHEN A TRACE OF SNOW OF SNOW ALSO FELL. $$  895 NOUS43 KGLD 221230 PNSGLD FIVE HOUR PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 630 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 .BR GLD 0922 M DH06/PP : : VALUES REPRESENT PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST : 5 HOURS SINCE 1 AM MDT (2 AM CDT) : : : PCPN : GLD : GOODLAND KS AIRPORT : 0.00 HLC : HILL CITY KS AIRPORT : 0.00 MCK : MCCOOK NE AIRPORT : 0.00 ITR : BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT : 0.00 .END $$  899 NOUS43 KDMX 221232 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-230045- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 732 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...SUMMER OFFICIALLY ENDS LATER THIS MORNING... THE END OF SUMMER IS COMING. THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX OFFICIALLY BEGINS THIS MORNING AT 1044 CDT. THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX IS WHEN THE SUN WILL CROSS THE EQUATOR HEADING SOUTH. THERE ARE 2 DAYS OF THE YEAR WHEN THE SUN IS ABOVE THE HORIZON AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME. IN OTHER WORDS...THIS IS WHEN THE LENGTH OF DAYLIGHT IS EQUAL TO THAT OF THE NIGHT...EARNING THE NAME EQUINOX FROM THE LATIN FOR "EQUAL NIGHT". THE OTHER DAY WOULD BE THE VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) WHICH OCCURS ON MARCH 20 2009. $$ FILLBACH  228 NOUS44 KEWX 221241 PNSEWX TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-222300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 740 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...HOW 2008 FITS SO FAR WITH THE DRIEST JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER PERIODS FROM THE PAST... WITH THE FIRST DAY OF FALL COMING TODAY AND OFFICIALLY BEGINNING AT 1044 AM CDT THIS MORNING...THE JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS SO FAR ONE OF THE DRIER JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER PERIODS OF RECORD. FALL 2008 OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT 1044 AM CDT TODAY... SEPTEMBER 22ND...AND OFFICIALLY ENDS ON SUNDAY...DECEMBER 21ST... WHEN THE WINTER OF 2008/2009 BEGINS. THE LIST BELOW COMPARES THE DRIEST JANUARY TO SEPTEMBERS FROM THE PAST WITH JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2008 RAINFALL. WITH STILL 9 DAYS LEFT IN SEPTEMBER FROM TODAY...THE 2008 FIGURES COULD CHANGE. AUSTIN MABRY RAINFALL FROM JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 WAS 12.94 INCHES. THE DRIEST JANUARY TO SEPTEMBERS AT AUSTIN MABRY FROM 1856 TO 2007 FOLLOWS. 1. 9.57 1954 2. 9.68 1956 3. 10.24 1925 4. 10.85 1984 5. 12.04 1912 6. 12.64 1917 7. 13.53 1963 8. 14.12 1893 9. 14.16 1879 10. 14.69 1971 11. 14.71 1909 12. 14.82 1911 13. 15.12 1918 14. 15.28 1906 15. 15.51 1856 AUSTIN BERGSTROM RAINFALL FROM JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 WAS 14.29 INCHES. THE DRIEST JANUARY TO SEPTEMBERS AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM FROM 1943 TO 2007 FOLLOWS. 1. 7.86 1954 2. 10.90 1947 3. 11.37 1948 3. 11.62 1956 4. 11.89 1963 5. 14.90 1943 6. 15.34 1984 7. 16.23 1955 8. 17.24 1977 9. 17.55 1989 AND 2005 10. 17.63 2006 11. 17.70 1971 12. 18.12 2000 13. 18.35 1972 14. 18.48 1967 15. 18.92 1962 SAN ANTONIO RAINFALL FROM JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 WAS 13.23 INCHES. THE DRIEST JANUARY TO SEPTEMBERS AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1871 TO 2007 FOLLOWS. 1. 8.88 1917 2. 9.50 1954 3. 9.80 1910 4. 10.03 1925 5. 10.85 1956 6. 11.46 1909 7. 11.75 1911 8. 12.72 1953 9. 12.78 1893 10. 12.80 1897 11. 12.94 1887 12. 13.03 1963 13. 13.09 1996 14. 13.25 1899 15. 13.27 1982 16. 13.60 1920 17. 13.69 1984 18. 14.04 1989 19. 14.22 1871 AND 1947 20. 14.45 1962 AT DEL RIO, 11.32 INCHES OF RAIN IN AUGUST, HAS KEPT JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2008 AWAY FROM BEING ONE OF THE DRIER FIRST 9 MONTHS OF ANY YEAR. DEL RIO RAINFALL FROM JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 WAS 16.64 INCHES. THE DRIEST JANUARY TO SEPTEMBERS AT DEL RIO FROM 1871 TO 2007 FOLLOWS. 1. 2.05 1956 2. 3.51 1937 3. 4.82 1933 4. 6.14 1952 5. 6.28 1951 $$  969 NOUS43 KMKX 221245 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-230700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 745 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE WEATHER OBSERVERS AROUND THE U.S. AND CANADA WITH HOME WEATHER STATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS RELAYED TO THE WISCONSIN BADGER WEATHER NET EACH MORNING. DATA IS FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 6 AM. DATA IS NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED. TEMP. AT NEW SNOW MAX. MIN. OBS. PCPN SNOW DEPTH ID TEMP TEMP TIME (IN.) (IN.) (IN.) LOCATION AFA 80 / 45 / 53 / 0.00 : GREENSBORO NC KCA 75 / 50 / 60 / 0.00 : EAST LYME CT KQ8R 77 / 51 / 52 / 0.00 : LITCHFIELD MI NGS 66 / 46 / 46 / T : OWOSSO MI OH 70 / 46 / 54 / T : CHISHOLM MN ZWZ 81 / 55 / 62 / 0.48 : REDFIELD SD C'D 80 / 58 / 60 / 0.00 : HOMEWOOD IL HEQ 84 / 58 / 59 / 0.00 : OLNEY IL SOI 80 / 57 / 59 / 0.08 : WASHINGTON IL WR9G 83 / 55 / 55 / 0.00 : AUSTIN IN AUX 81 / 57 / 57 / 0.00 : EARLHAM IA OM 82 / 56 / 61 / 0.01 : STUTTGART KS HAT 82 / 55 / 55 / 0.00 : MARION OH LS 83 / 54 / 56 / 0.00 : CLEVELAND TN NXV 81 / 57 / 57 / 0.00 : MORRISTOWN TN VPI 87 / 54 / 54 / 0.00 : CROSSVILLE TN GMW 65 / 57 / 57 / 0.00 : JACKSON TN IMI 90 / 59 / 59 / T : MURFREESBORO TN HNI 76 / 52 / 52 / 0.00 : LEWISBURG KY PPQ 83 / 46 / 57 / 0.00 : CHATHAM NJ GYW 80 / 45 / 50 / 0.00 : HARPERS FERRY WV JRA 73 / 65 / 65 / 0.00 : COLUMBIA SC HJ 72 / 61 / 61 / 0.00 : BUFORD GA MZE 87 / 70 / 70 / 0.00 : GULF SHORES AL GQJ 94 / 75 / 75 / 0.00 : VILLAGES FL DGU 85 / 68 / 70 / 0.00 : THIBODAUX LA DXV 89 / 64 / 64 / 0.00 : JEWETT TX WM 91 / 62 / 62 / 0.00 : CENTERVILLE TX JAO 88 / 66 / 66 / 0.00 : DENTON TX GD 71 / 40 / 60 / 0.09 : PINAWA CANADA USB 71 / 49 / 49 / 0.00 : GREENVILLE MI CXV 79 / 60 / 64 / 0.90 : SHELBY NE DTS 84 / 53 / 65 / 0.00 : PHILLIPSBURG KS MYL 92 / 64 / 67 / 0.00 : SAN ANTONIO TX BOX 79 / 54 / 56 / 0.00 : MARION OH $$  568 NOUS43 KBIS 221310 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-221430- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 625 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE BISMARCK WSR-88D RADAR...KBIS...IS NOW OPERATING. ADJACENT WSR-88D RADARS...KMBX...KMVX...KABR...KGGW. $$ WAA  211 NOUS43 KDLH 221316 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 816 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN LITTLEFORK (WXK-45) WILL UNDERGO MAINTENANCE TODAY...AND MAY BE OFF AIR AT TIMES...BETWEEN 10AM AND 4PM. $$ BETTWY  824 NOUS43 KMKX 221330 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-221700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 830 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...AUTUMNAL EQUINOX TO OCCUR TODAY... THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX WILL OCCUR TODAY...MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND...AT 1044 AM CDT. THIS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF ASTRONOMICAL AUTUMN IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX IS ONE OF TWO TIMES A YEAR WHEN THE DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN CROSSES THE EQUATOR...AND DAY AND NIGHT ARE OF APPROXIMATELY EQUAL LENGTH. $$ WOOD  097 NOUS43 KOAX 221334 PNSOAX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 834 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE NEBRASKA AMATEUR RADIO NETS AS OF 800 AM CDT 24 HOUR 24 HOUR LOCATION PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL SNOWDEPTH /MELTED/ BLAIR 0.37 BRIDGEPORT 0.06 CHADRON 0.10 DENTON 0.15 LEXINGTON 0.08 LINCOLN 0.20 NORFOLK 0.75 OMAHA 0.25 PLATTSMOUTH 0.02 SHELBY 0.20 WAHOO 0.35 WALLACE 0.18 YUTAN 0.65 $$ KLEMM  929 NOUS41 KALY 221347 PNSALY CTZ001-013-NYZ058>061-063>066-230200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 947 AM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA WEATHER RADIO WXL37 IN HIGHLAND NY IS TEMPORARILY OFF THE AIR DUE TO A COMMUNICATIONS LINE OUTAGE. TELEPHONE COMPANY SERVICE PEOPLE ARE WORKING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. $$  157 NOUS46 KHNX 221400 PNSHNX - - DDHHMM WRKMON ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  859 NOUS46 KMTR 221405 PNSMTR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 700 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  639 NOUS41 KCAR 221407 PNSCAR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-231800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1000 AM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM CONCLUDED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE... THE 2008 FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM HAS CONCLUDED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 20S TO THE LOWER 30S WERE RECORDED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 19, 2008...OVER ALL BUT COASTAL SECTIONS OF HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE GROWING SEASON. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST INTERIOR PARTS OF MAINE...AND ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ZONES 1...2...3...4...5...6... 10...11...15...16...17...31 AND 32. COASTAL SECTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...ZONES 29 AND 30...HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED FREEZING OR SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. AS A RESULT FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES WILL CONTINUE OVER THESE AREAS UNTIL THE FIRST FREEZE. THE CLIMATOLOGICAL FREQUENCY OF 32 DEGREES REACHES 50 PERCENT OVER THESE AREAS IN EARLY OCTOBER. $$ STUREY  641 NOUS43 KDMX 221407 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-230215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 907 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...IOWA POLLEN COUNTS PER CUBIC METER... REPORTING AREA NORTHWEST RAGWEED: 17 TOTAL POLLEN: 36 SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPT. SIOUX CITY IA SOUTHWEST RAGWEED: 22 TOTAL POLLEN: 36 MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPT. COUNCIL BLUFFS IA CENTRAL RAGWEED: 11 TOTAL POLLEN: 19 UNIVERSITY HYGIENIC LAB ANKENY IA EAST CENTRAL RAGWEED: 6 TOTAL POLLEN: 26 LINN COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. CEDAR RAPIDS IA NOTE...THE TOTAL POLLEN COUNT IS ALL POLLEN INCLUDING RAGWEED. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD SPORES. $$  714 NOUS46 KMFR 221416 PNSMFR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 700 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  429 NOUS43 KSGF 221423 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-231422- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 922 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARRY ROARING RIVER SP 79 59 0.00 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 76 60 0.00 BARTON LAMAR 6N 77 60 0.00 BARTON MINDENMINES 80 62 0.00 DOUGLAS AVA 76 61 T HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 76 M 0.00 LIGHT FOG HOWELL WEST PLAINS 5SW 78 59 T JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 77 60 0.00 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 75 60 0.00 LAWRENCE MILLER 77 61 0.00 DENSE FOG MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 75 57 0.00 DENSE FOG NEWTON NEOSHO 5W 82 61 0.00 OZARK NOBLE 1S 80 61 0.00 DENSE FOG OZARK DORA 76 57 0.00 STONE CRANE 4N 77 55 0.00 DENSE FOG TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 73 61 0.00 TEXAS CABOOL 2NW 73 60 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 75 60 0.00  573 NOUS43 KOAX 221453 PNSOAX OMAHA METRO PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 0952 AM MON SEP 22 2008 MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM BY STORM SPOTTERS AND NWS PERSONNEL .B OMA 0922 C DH07/PP/SF/SD :LOCATION 24HR PRECIP 24HR SNOWFALL SNOW DEPTH [NORTH WEST] BENNINGTON 3WSW 0.31 / 0.0 / 0 BOYSTOWN 1NW 0.18 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT AIRPORT 0.52 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT 0.45 / 0.0 / 0 NWS OFFICE VALLEY 0.23 / 0.0 / 0 [OMAHA NORTH EAST] EPPLEY AIRFIELD 0.18 / 0.0 / 0 FORT CALHOUN 4W 0.28 / 0.0 / 0 35TH & CHARLES 0.18 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH EAST] OFFUTT AFB 0.11 / 0.0 / 0 COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT 0.08 / 0.0 / 0 PAPILLION 0.07 / 0.0 / 0 PLATTSMOUTH AIRPORT 0.03 / 0.0 / 0 PLATTSMOUTH 0.11 / 0.0 / 0 SPRINGFIELD 7E 0.13 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH WEST] GRETNA 3NE 0.16 / 0.0 / 0 MILLARD AIRPORT 0.15 / 0.0 / 0 .END $$ KLEMM  730 NOUS45 KPUB 221454 PNSPUB COZ058>089-093>099-230300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 854 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES THAT CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO SOUTHERN COLORADO. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY. DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...GET INDOORS OR IN A VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE STORM...WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING AND WHERE YOU MAY BE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING A LIGHTNING STORM...FIND A LOW SPOT. IF YOU ARE ABOVE TIMBERLINE...TRY TO FIND A SAFER SPOT AMONG LARGE BOULDERS OR UNDER AN OVERHANG. BELOW TIMBERLINE... SHELTER YOURSELF UNDER SHORTER TREES. AVOID ISOLATED...TALL TREES. STAY AWAY FROM WATER...POWER POLES AND METAL OBJECTS... SUCH AS A FENCE ROW OR GOLF CLUBS. IF IN A GROUP...STAY APART. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK...OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THE VICTIM. IF YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END... LIGHTNING MAY BE ABOUT TO STRIKE YOU. CROUCH LOW TO THE GROUND WITH YOUR LEGS TOGETHER...MAKING CONTACT ONLY WITH THE BALLS OF YOUR FEET. PUT YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR EARS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON AND SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING ON PONDED WATER ON ROADWAYS. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO WAIT OUT THE STORM BY EXITING OR PULLING ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROADWAY. TURN YOUR FLASHERS ON SO YOU CAN BE EASILY SEEN. $$  946 NOUS43 KOAX 221502 PNSOAX PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1002 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 .B OMA 0922 C DH10/PPP/SF/SD : STA ID PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL/SNOWDEPTH/STATION NAME YUTN1 1.11 / 0.0 / 0 :YUTAN .END $$ KLEMM  558 NOUS46 KSTO 221503 PNSSTO ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL...BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE...ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL...TORNADOES...AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES...MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE...SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES...LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE...IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL...AN OPEN FIELD...OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS...STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT...PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES...SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN...AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED PROPERLY...MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES...AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER...MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER...IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA FROM TORNADOES...THEY HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING...BROKEN WINDOWS...DOWNED TREES...AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME...OFFICE...AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY...VERY YOUNG...HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS...OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES...PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  826 NOUS46 KHNX 221505 PNSHNX CAZ089>099-231400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 805 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  143 NOUS43 KFSD 221528 PNSFSD SDZ001>074-231528- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1028 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION DATA IN INCHES...FOR SOUTH DAKOTA ...ENDING AT 10 AM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 2008. LOCATION RAINFALL ARLINGTON 0.5 SSW 0.78 PORCUPINE 0.72 LEOLA 8.9 ENE 0.65 BROOKINGS 0.9 S 0.63 WARNER 3.4 SE 0.61 CENTERVILLE 0.56 MILBANK 0.55 WINFRED 0.55 STEPHAN 0.54 ROSCOE 0.54 BROOKINGS 0.2 SSW 0.52 LAKE NORDEN 4.3 ENE 0.51 HAYTI 8.2 N 0.51 BROOKINGS 1.4 SW 0.50 ABERDEEN WFO 0.48 HIGHMORE 19.1 NNW 0.46 WOLSEY 7.9 E 0.44 WESSINGTON SPRINGS 0.43 CLAREMONT 2.4 SSE 0.43 TULARE 4.5 SSW 0.43 ELK POINT 5.6 NNE 0.42 MILLER 10.2 NW 0.42 VIVIAN 5.1 SSW 0.41 WATERTOWN 7.6 ENE 0.41 WESSINGTON RAWS 0.40 ABERDEEN 1.5 SSW 0.40 BLUNT 0.39 WESTPORT 0.39 BROOKINGS 8.1 S 0.39 WINNER 12.4 WSW 0.39 HIGHMORE 0.38 FORT PIERRE RAWS 0.36 PRESHO 13.8 NW 0.36 HIGHMORE 12.4 N 0.36 CHAMBERLAIN 0.35 HOVEN 2.4 N 0.35 WINNER 0.34 ABERDEEN 1.0 NNE 0.31 VERMILLION 10.8 NNE 0.31 GAYVILLE 1.8 SSW 0.31 KENNEBEC 0.3 SE 0.30 DRAPER 4.3 SSE 0.30 SIOUX FALLS 4.3 WSW 0.30 ROSLYN 1.2 S 0.30 CHAMBERLAIN 0.3 W 0.29 ONIDA 0.2 N 0.29 SISSETON 9.4 ESE 0.28 MURDO 0.26 VERMILLION 4.1 SE 0.26 BROOKINGS 0.25 WATERTOWN 0.24 HURON AIRPORT 0.22 ROY LAKE 0.21 PRESHO 0.3 SSW 0.21 CARTHAGE 0.19 KEYAPAHA 0.19 MARION 0.5 NE 0.18 MISSION 0.17 CLARK 0.17 VIBORG 0.2 NNE 0.17 PARKER 6.8 WSW 0.17 WILMONT 0.15 KENNEBEC 6.2 SSE 0.15 PINNACLES RAWS 0.14 OACOMA 0.14 YANKTON 0.14 PIERRE 0.14 OKATON 2.6 NW 0.14 SISSETON 3.8 W 0.14 WHITE LAKE 0.13 MONTROSE 5.8 NW 0.13 FLANDREAU 0.12 VICTOR 0.12 PARKSTON 0.12 OAK LAKE 0.12 CLEAR LAKE 0.12 PARMALEE RAWS 0.11 SOUTH SHORE 0.11 MOUND CITY 0.4 ENE 0.11 ASTORIA 0.10 ASTORIA 2.2 SSE 0.10 PLATTE 13.7 W 0.10 MITCHELL 1.1 N 0.09 SISSETON 0.08 INTERIOR 15.9 SSE 0.08 HARTFORD 6.4 S 0.07 PHILIP 0.06 WHITE LAKE 10.9 S 0.06 PINE RIDGE 0.05 EDGEMONT 10.7 ESE 0.05 GREGORY 0.04 CUSTER 0.04 GARRETSON 7.3 WSW 0.04 MARTIN 19.6 ENE 0.04 MOBRIDGE 0.03 HERRICK 8.2 SSW 0.03 SIOUX FALLS 2.6 ESE 0.03 WALL 13.0 SSE 0.03 INTERIOR 0.0 SSW 0.03 RAPID CITY 9.8 SW 0.03 MARTIN 0.02 COTTONWOOD 0.02 MITCHELL 0.02 MARTIN 13.2 W 0.02 HERRICK 4.5 NW 0.02 SISSETON 10.4 ENE 0.02 BURKE 4.2 SW 0.02 EAGLE BUTTE 0.01 SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT 0.01 MARTIN 15.5 W 0.01 MCLAUGHLIN 10.1 ENE 0.01 BELLE FOURCHE 5.3 NE T EDGEMONT 0.4 W T FULTON 9.4 N T OGLALA T RAPID CITY 5.0 ESE T RAPID CITY AIRPORT T TIMBER LAKE 10.1 N T WASTA 21.6 SSW T .END... $$  339 NOUS46 KSGX 221534 PNSSGX CAZ089>099-231400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 805 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  207 NOUS43 KFSD 221535 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098 -NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-231530- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION DATA IN INCHES...FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ...ENDING AT 10 AM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 2008. ...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... BROOKINGS 0.9 S 0.63 CENTERVILLE 0.56 WINFRED 0.55 BROOKINGS 0.2 SSW 0.52 BROOKINGS 1.4 SW 0.50 WOLSEY 7.9 E 0.44 WESSINGTON SPRINGS 0.43 ELK POINT 5.6 NNE 0.42 WESSINGTON RAWS 0.40 CHAMBERLAIN 0.35 VERMILLION 10.8 NNE 0.31 GAYVILLE 1.8 SSW 0.31 SIOUX FALLS 4.3 WSW 0.30 CHAMBERLAIN 0.3 W 0.29 VERMILLION 4.1 SE 0.26 BRUCE 4.1 NE 0.25 BROOKINGS AIRPORT 0.25 HURON AIRPORT 0.22 CARTHAGE 0.19 MARION 0.5 NE 0.18 VIBORG 0.2 NNE 0.17 PARKER 6.8 WSW 0.17 YANKTON AIRPORT 0.14 MONTROSE 5.8 NW 0.13 WHITE LAKE 0.13 FLANDREAU 0.12 PARKSTON 0.12 OAK LAKE 0.12 ASTORIA 2.2 SSE 0.10 PLATTE 13.7 W 0.10 ASTORIA 0.10 MITCHELL 1.1 N 0.09 HARTFORD 6.4 S 0.07 WHITE LAKE 10.9 S 0.06 GARRETSON 7.3 WSW 0.04 GREGORY 0.04 HERRICK 8.2 SSW 0.03 SIOUX FALLS 2.6 ESE 0.03 HERRICK 4.5 NW 0.02 MITCHELL 0.02 SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT 0.01 STICKNEY 0.2 SSE 0.00 DALLAS 8.8 S 0.00 FULTON 9.4 N T ...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... WHEATON 0.6 SSW 0.07 WESTBROOK 1.4 NW 0.00 ...NORTHWEST IOWA... SIOUX CITY 0.67 HOLLY SPRINGS 0.33 AKRON 0.27 BROKEN KETTLE RAWS 0.16 HOLSTEIN 0.11 ROCK VALLEY 0.11 LE MARS 0.05 CHEROKEE COOP 0.03 CLEGHORN 4.4 N 0.02 CHEROKEE 0.02 STORM LAKE 0.01 EVERLY 0.3 WSW T ...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... PONCA 0.52 .END... $$  093 NOUS46 KLOX 221549 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 850 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  138 ABAK34 PADQ 221543 PNSADQ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KODIAK AK 743 AM AKDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...HEADLINE... RECEIVED A FEW REPORTS OF FROST AROUND KODIAK THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES DIDN'T QUITE REACH FREEZING HERE AT THE WEATHER STATION BUT I'M SURE AREAS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE WATER FELL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. TIME TO HARVEST THEM TATERS! $$ MILLER SEP 08  636 NOUS46 KMFR 221557 PNSMFR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 900 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 THE KLAMATH FALLS NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE ON TUESDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON PDT.  352 NOUS42 KTBW 221600 PNSTBW FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-231200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1200 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...AUTUMN HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN, SO WHEN IS IT GOING TO COOL OFF?... ASTRONOMICALLY SPEAKING AUTUMN BEGAN AT 11:44 AM TODAY...BUT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THE TEMPERATURES ARE ANYTHING BUT FALL-LIKE. WE'VE HAVE HAD A RESPITE FROM SOME OF THE HIGHER HUMIDITY OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH DEW POINTS EACH AFTERNOON FALLING INTO THE MID 60S...BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE CONTINUED IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. DURING MOST YEARS WE DO NOT SEE THE FIRST SHOT OF COOLER DRIER AIR UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER...ALBEIT USUALLY IS RATHER SHORT LIVED LASTING ONLY A DAY OR TWO...WITH THE REAL COOL DOWN NOT OCCURRING UNTIL NOVEMBER. A GOOD WAY TO EXAMINE THE TIMING OF THE FIRST COOL DOWN IS BY LOOKING AT OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES. THE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON A FEW FACTORS...NOT THE LEAST BEING THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVERAGE...HOW STRONG THE WINDS ARE AND THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR NEAR THE GROUND MEASURED BY LOOKING AT THE DEW POINT. IN GENERAL OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES CANNOT FALL BELOW THE DEW POINT...THEREFORE IF THE DEW POINTS ARE STILL IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S AS THEY ARE NOW...THEN THE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL MOST LIKELY ALSO BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S UNLESS A COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH DURING THE NIGHT. SO TO SEE WHEN THE FIRST COOL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION LETS LOOK AT THE DATES WHEN LOW TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS AT SOME LOCATIONS. DATE OF FIRST LOW TEMPERATURE <= 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT RECORDS LOCATION EARLIEST LATEST AVERAGE BEGAN CHIEFLAND 5 SE AUG 27 1969 OCT 25 1959 SEP 28 1956 INVERNESS 3 SE SEP 09 1997 OCT 25 1959 OCT 07 1948 BUSHNELL 2 E SEP 09 1997 NOV 03 1969 OCT 06 1948 BROOKSVILLE CHIN HILL SEP 16 2001 NOV 04 1900 OCT 10 1892 ST LEO SEP 14 2001 NOV 08 1919 OCT 11 1895 TARPON SPRINGS SEP 19 1981* NOV 15 1919 OCT 13 1892 TAMPA INTERNATIONAL SEP 19 1981 NOV 15 1919 OCT 17 1890 ST PETERSBURG OCT 01 1920 DEC 04 1986 OCT 27 1915 PLANT CITY SEP 15 1918 NOV 05 1900 OCT 10 1893 LAKELAND SEP 19 1981 NOV 14 1946 OCT 18 1946 BARTOW SEP 19 1981 NOV 14 1946 OCT 14 1892 WINTER HAVEN SEP 19 1981 NOV 14 1946 OCT 19 1941 PARRISH SEP 19 1981 NOV 03 2007 OCT 15 1958 SARASOTA-BRADENTON SEP 20 1981 NOV 02 1994 OCT 13 1948 WAUCHULA 2 N SEP 19 1981 NOV 07 1941 OCT 13 1933 AVON PARK 2 W SEP 20 1981 NOV 14 1946 OCT 16 1902 ARCADIA SEP 16 1962 NOV 19 1911 OCT 12 1901 ARCHBOLD BIO STN SEP 08 1997 NOV 04 2007 OCT 06 1969 VENICE SEP 27 1956 NOV 05 1998* OCT 18 1956 PUNTA GORDA 4 ESE OCT 02 2001* NOV 05 1985 OCT 19 1965 FORT MYERS OCT 01 1920* DEC 03 1986 OCT 27 1902 --------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE OF FIRST LOW TEMPERATURE <= 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT RECORDS LOCATION EARLIEST LATEST AVERAGE BEGAN CHIEFLAND 5 SE SEP 10 1963 OCT 27 1994 OCT 07 1956 INVERNESS 3 SE SEP 16 1956 NOV 05 1985 OCT 16 1948 BUSHNELL 2 E SEP 27 1956 NOV 05 1950 OCT 16 1948 BROOKSVILLE CHIN HILL SEP 16 2001 NOV 14 2003* OCT 20 1892 ST LEO SEP 19 1981 NOV 15 1919 OCT 21 1895 TARPON SPRINGS SEP 20 1981 NOV 25 1922 OCT 22 1892 TAMPA INTERNATIONAL SEP 22 1897 NOV 25 1948 OCT 27 1890 ST PETERSBURG OCT 01 1920 DEC 15 1998* NOV 07 1915 PLANT CITY SEP 20 1981 NOV 22 1986 OCT 20 1893 LAKELAND OCT 03 1984 NOV 25 1948 OCT 24 1946 BARTOW SEP 22 1913* NOV 25 1922 OCT 24 1892 WINTER HAVEN OCT 04 1974 DEC 03 1986 OCT 28 1941 PARRISH OCT 02 1984 NOV 14 2003 OCT 22 1958 SARASOTA-BRADENTON OCT 04 1974 NOV 24 1994 OCT 25 1948 WAUCHULA 2 N SEP 27 1956 NOV 22 1986 OCT 24 1933 AVON PARK 2 W OCT 01 1920 NOV 25 1948* OCT 27 1902 ARCADIA OCT 01 1920 DEC 04 1986 OCT 25 1901 ARCHBOLD BIO STN SEP 29 2006 DEC 03 1986 OCT 20 1969 VENICE OCT 03 1974 DEC 03 1986 OCT 29 1956 PUNTA GORDA 4 ESE OCT 10 2000 DEC 04 1986 OCT 31 1965 FORT MYERS OCT 01 1920 DEC 11 1994 NOV 05 1902 --------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE OF FIRST LOW TEMPERATURE <= 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT YEAR RECORDS LOCATION EARLIEST LATEST AVERAGE BEGAN CHIEFLAND 5 SE SEP 20 1981 NOV 06 1998 OCT 15 1956 INVERNESS 3 SE OCT 02 2001 NOV 21 1986 OCT 25 1948 BUSHNELL 2 E OCT 02 1984 NOV 14 2003 OCT 24 1948 BROOKSVILLE CHIN HILL SEP 22 1897 NOV 30 1958 OCT 30 1892 ST LEO SEP 22 1897 NOV 30 1958 OCT 31 1895 TARPON SPRINGS OCT 01 1920 DEC 05 1919 NOV 02 1892 TAMPA INTERNATIONAL OCT 11 1906 DEC 15 1998 NOV 08 1890 ST PETERSBURG OCT 24 1937 JAN 02 1987 NOV 20 1915 PLANT CITY OCT 04 1929 NOV 25 1948 OCT 29 1893 LAKELAND OCT 10 2000 DEC 11 1958 NOV 05 1946 BARTOW OCT 01 1920 DEC 16 1998 NOV 02 1892 WINTER HAVEN OCT 14 1977 DEC 03 1986 NOV 07 1941 PARRISH OCT 10 1976 DEC 16 1998 OCT 22 1958 SARASOTA-BRADENTON OCT 14 1977 DEC 04 1986 NOV 03 1948 WAUCHULA 2 N OCT 14 1977 DEC 04 1986 NOV 01 1933 AVON PARK 2 W OCT 04 1929 DEC 12 1994 NOV 05 1902 ARCADIA OCT 01 1920 DEC 12 1994 NOV 02 1901 ARCHBOLD BIO STN OCT 09 1972 DEC 12 1994 OCT 30 1969 VENICE OCT 14 1977 DEC 12 1994 NOV 09 1956 PUNTA GORDA 4 ESE OCT 14 1977 JAN 02 1987 NOV 11 1965 FORT MYERS OCT 01 1920 DEC 11 1994 NOV 05 1902 * LAST OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES LOOKING AT THE TABLES ABOVE WE DO SEE THAT THE AVERAGE TIME OF THE FIRST COOL FRONT APPEARS TO BE DURING MID-OCTOBER. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERATURES GENERALLY FALL INTO THE MID 50S ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE NATURE COAST AND BELOW 60 DEGREES ELSEWHERE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE WATER KEEPS TEMPERATURES HIGHER AND THESE AREAS TAKE LONGER TO FALL BELOW 60 DEGREES, AS SEEN AT ST. PETERSBURG. AS A SIDE NOTE, FOR THOSE WHO MISS OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE THE FOLIAGE HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE COLOR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, VISIT THE USDA FOREST SERVICE WEB SITE LISTED BELOW. HTTP://WWW.FS.FED.US/NEWS/FALLCOLORS/ FOR MORE LOCAL CLIMATE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY AND CLICK ON THE "LOCAL" LINK UNDER THE CLIMATE SUBSECTION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE. $$ PRC  552 NOUS43 KFSD 221611 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090- 097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-222110- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1110 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 74 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 65 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.02 INCHES ...HURON CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 72 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 64 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 INCH ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 68 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 64 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.71 INCHES MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 11.10 FEET $$  231 NOUS41 KILN 221657 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-221855- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1256 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 WHEN DOES THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE FALL SEASON NORMALLY OCCUR? A TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN RECORDED AS EARLY AS SEP 28TH AT CINCINNATI...SEP 21ST IN COLUMBUS AND DAYTON. HOWEVER...ELEMENTS SUCH AS TOPOGRAPHY...URBAN AND RURAL SETTING AND PLACEMENT OF RECORDING INSTRUMENT CAN CREATE WIDE VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURES ACROSS AN AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEMPERATURES ARE OFFICIALLY TAKEN AT AN ELEVATION OF FIVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND...BUT THE TEMPERATURE AT GROUND LEVEL MAY BE COLDER. ON TYPICAL FALL NIGHTS WHEN FROST OCCURS...THE TEMPERATURE AT THE FIVE FOOT LEVEL MAY READ 36 DEGREES WHILE AT THE GROUND LEVEL IT IS ACTUALLY THE 32 DEGREES NEEDED TO FORM FROST. THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TABLE WILL GIVE AN IDEA AS TO WHEN THE FIRST FREEZING TEMPERATURES MIGHT OCCUR...BASED ON THE LATEST 30 YEARS OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AVAILABLE AT EACH OF THE LISTED LOCATIONS. A GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF THE AVERAGE FIRST FREEZE DATE AND THE TERMINATION OF THE FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES FOR THE SEASON WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ILN/. LOCATION AVG DATE FIRST FIRST 32F IN ONE FIRST 32F IN NINE 32F IN FALL YEAR OUT OF TEN YEARS OUT OF TEN (10% PROBABILITY) (90% LIKELIHOOD) ..SOUTHWEST OHIO CINCINNATI OCT 27 OCT 12 NOV 12 DAYTON OCT 20 OCT 5 NOV 4 HAMILTON OCT 11 SEP 28 OCT 24 HILLSBORO OCT 19 OCT 5 OCT 31 MILFORD OCT 11 SEP 27 OCT 24 WILMINGTON OCT 12 SEP 28 OCT 24 XENIA OCT 13 SEP 30 OCT 25 ..CENTRAL OHIO CHILLICOTHE OCT 15 OCT 1 OCT 29 CIRCLEVILLE OCT 11 SEP 28 OCT 24 COLUMBUS OCT 17 OCT 2 NOV 2 DELAWARE OCT 6 SEP 25 OCT 18 LANCASTER OCT 6 SEP 24 OCT 18 LONDON OCT 7 SEP 25 OCT 18 MARYSVILLE OCT 9 SEP 25 OCT 24 NEWARK OCT 8 SEP 23 OCT 23 WASHINGTON C.H. OCT 19 OCT 5 OCT 31 ..WEST CENTRAL OHIO BELLEFONTAINE OCT 11 SEP 26 OCT 25 GREENVILLE OCT 4 SEP 23 OCT 25 KENTON OCT 7 SEP 21 OCT 23 SIDNEY OCT 8 SEP 23 OCT 24 SPRINGFIELD OCT 21 OCT 7 NOV 3 URBANA OCT 6 SEP 19 OCT 24 ..SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO PORTSMOUTH OCT 24 OCT 10 NOV 8 WAVERLY OCT 8 SEP 28 OCT 19 ..KENTUCKY CARROLLTON OCT 26 OCT 10 NOV 8 COVINGTON OCT 25 OCT 6 NOV 7 CYNTHIANA OCT 22 OCT 5 NOV 10 FALMOUTH OCT 16 OCT 4 NOV 5 MAYSVILLE OCT 27 OCT 12 NOV 11 WARSAW OCT 24 OCT 7 NOV 8 WILLIAMSTOWN OCT 26 OCT 8 NOV 10 ..INDIANA RICHMOND OCT 10 SEP 25 OCT 24 VERSAILLES OCT 15 OCT 1 OCT 29 VEVAY OCT 20 OCT 6 NOV 4 $$  193 NOAK49 PAFG 221700 PNSAFG AKZ222-230500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 900 AM AKDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WEEKLY WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FAIRBANKS ALASKA... OBSERVED LAST WEEK...09/14/2008 TO 09/20/2008 OBSERVED NORMAL DEPARTURE AVG MAX TEMP (F) 54.3 54.1 0.2 AVG MIN TEMP (F) 38.9 35.7 3.2 AVG TEMP (F) 46.6 44.9 1.7 TOTAL PRECIP (IN) 0.07 0.27 -0.20 TOTAL SNOWFALL (IN) 0.0 0.7 -0.7 NORMALS FOR THIS WEEK...09/21/2008 TO 09/27/2008 NORMAL AVG MAX TEMP (F) 49.7 AVG MIN TEMP(F) 32.3 AVG TEMP (F) 41.0 TOTAL PRECIP (IN) 0.21 TOTAL SNOW (IN) 0.7 $$  783 NOUS41 KALY 221710 PNSALY CTZ001-013-NYZ058>061-063>066-221900- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 110 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA WEATHER RADIO WXL37 IN HIGHLAND NY IS BACK UP AND RUNNING. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSED. $$  307 NOUS43 KMKX 221754 PNSMKX WIZ051-052-056>060-063>-066-068>072-250500- AIR QUALITY WATCH WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1252 PM CDT MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 2008 ...AIR QUALITY WATCH ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AND 24... A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE LAKE MICHIGAN REGION THRU WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN DURING THESE DAYS. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 23 AND 24. THIS WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF SHEBOYGAN...SAUK...COLUMBIA... DODGE...WASHINGTON...OZAUKEE...DANE...JEFFERSON...WAUKESHA...MILWAUKEE ...ROCK...WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA. TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH ...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924. $$  273 NOUS46 KSGX 221811 PNSSGX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1110 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  087 NOUS45 KPSR 221817 PNSPSR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1130 AM MST MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  340 NOUS45 KVEF 221850 PNSVEF NVZ020-CAZ523>527-231400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1150 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  068 NOUS45 KREV 221917 PNSREV CAZ089>099-231400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1200 PM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  746 NOUS43 KDLH 221921 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 220 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN LITTLEFORK MN (WXK-45) WILL OPERATE AT HALF POWER THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. AT HALF POWER...WEATHER RADIO LISTENERS ON THE FRINGES OF THE BROADCAST RANGE MAY NOT RECEIVE THE BROADCAST...OR THE SIGNAL MAY BE WEAK AND PRODUCE INAUDIBLE AUDIO. THE TRANSMITTER WILL BE RETURNED TO NORMAL POWER SOME TIME TUESDAY. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. $$ CLC  664 NOUS46 KEKA 221926 PNSEKA PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1224 PM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  762 NOUS45 KSLC 221936 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 130 PM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVED INTO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING OVERNIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW FELL ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTED OVER 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF UTAH COUNTY. ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... ***** PRECIP REPORTS ***** TIME PRECIP ...CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION... WELLSVILLE - 4665 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 LOGAN - 4465 FT 12 PM MON 0.22 LOGAN CAMPBELL HQ - 4455 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 SMITHFIELD - 4760 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 LOGAN - CACHE AIRPORT - 4452 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 MENDON - 4524 FT 12 PM MON 0.10 ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 12 PM MON 0.28 BEUS CANYON - 5100 FT 12 PM MON 0.26 LAYTON - 4800 FT 12 PM MON 0.19 FRUIT HEIGHTS - 4762 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 FARMINGTON - 4226 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 BOUNTIFUL BENCH - 4990 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 SYRACUSE - 4245 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 OGDEN - 4498 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 OGDEN - HINCKLEY AIRPORT - 4468 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 BOUNTIFUL/F G HOUSE - 4760 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 SYRACUSE - 4255 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 HARRISVILLE UDOT - 4311 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... SALT LAKE CITY - 5135 FT 12 PM MON 0.24 MIDVALE - 4505 FT 12 PM MON 0.21 OLYMPUS COVE - MSI - 5070 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 GREAT SALT LAKE MARINA - 4206 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 NORTH HOLLADAY - 4600 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 SOUTH SALT LAKE - 4272 FT 10 AM MON 0.12 SUGARHOUSE - MSI - 4400 FT 12 PM MON 0.08 SALT LAKE INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 WEST VALLEY CITY - 4383 FT 12 PM MON 0.06 ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... ELK RIDGE - 5420 FT 12 PM MON 0.24 LEHI - 4790 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... NORTH SALT FLATS - 4218 FT 12 PM MON 0.11 ARAGONITE - 5030 FT 11 AM MON 0.06 SALT FLATS - 4265 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 WHITE SAGE - 4363 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 SNOWVILLE - 4560 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 LOWER CEDAR MTN - 4495 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... HUNTSVILLE - 5059 FT 12 PM MON 0.22 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... SNOWBASIN-MID. BOWL - 7402 FT 12 PM MON 0.48 SNOWBASIN - BASE - 6316 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 BLACKSMITH FORK - 5020 FT 10 AM MON 0.16 RANDOLPH UDOT - 6329 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 RANDOLPH - 6270 FT 05 AM MON 0.12 OTTER CREEK - 7160 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 GARDEN CITY - 5959 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 LAKETOWN UDOT - 5991 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... UIF-1 PORTABLE - 8400 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... NUTTERS RANCH - 5790 FT 12 PM MON 0.10 ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... ASPEN MTN - 7539 FT 12 PM MON 0.30 NORWAY - 8280 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON 1 E - 6825 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 EVANSTON - BURNS FIELD - 7162 FT 12 PM MON 0.21 MUDDY CREEK - 6970 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 ***** WIND REPORTS ***** WINDSPEED LEHI - 4790 FT 53 MPH I-15 AT ALPINE - 4750 FT 48 MPH PROMONTORY POINT - 6926 FT 46 MPH LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN - 5039 FT 44 MPH US-40 @ STARVATION - 5720 FT 43 MPH MILFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - 5039 FT 43 MPH DOG VALLEY - 6180 FT 42 MPH DEER VALLEY - MOUNT BALDY - 9347 FT 41 MPH OGDEN PEAK - 9570 FT 41 MPH CARBON COUNTY AIRPORT - 5922 FT 41 MPH WENDOVER PEAK - 5087 FT 41 MPH BADGER SPRING - 3990 FT 41 MPH JULIET ROAD - 4324 FT 40 MPH UPPER CEDAR MTN - 7052 FT 40 MPH GUNNISON ISLAND DNR - 4242 FT 40 MPH SIGNAL PEAK - 8792 FT 40 MPH SUNDANCE - ARROWHEAD - 8251 FT 40 MPH $$  682 NOUS45 KSLC 222101 AAA PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 300 PM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVED INTO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING OVERNIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW FELL ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTED OVER 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF UTAH COUNTY. ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... ***** PRECIP REPORTS ***** TIME PRECIP ...CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION... WELLSVILLE - 4665 FT 12 PM MON 0.25 LOGAN - 4465 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 LOGAN CAMPBELL HQ - 4455 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 SMITHFIELD - 4760 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 LOGAN - CACHE AIRPORT - 4452 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 MENDON - 4524 FT 12 PM MON 0.11 ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 12 PM MON 0.28 LAYTON BENCH 02 PM MON 0.26 BEUS CANYON - 5100 FT 12 PM MON 0.26 LAYTON - 4800 FT 12 PM MON 0.19 FARMINGTON - 4226 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 BOUNTIFUL BENCH - 4990 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 FRUIT HEIGHTS - 4762 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 OGDEN - 4498 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 SYRACUSE - 4245 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 BOUNTIFUL/F G HOUSE - 4760 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 OGDEN - HINCKLEY AIRPORT - 4468 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 HARRISVILLE UDOT - 4311 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 SYRACUSE - 4255 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... SALT LAKE CITY - 5135 FT 12 PM MON 0.24 MIDVALE - 4505 FT 12 PM MON 0.21 OLYMPUS COVE - MSI - 5070 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 MIDVALE - 4445 FT 11 AM MON 0.16 GREAT SALT LAKE MARINA - 4206 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 NORTH HOLLADAY - 4600 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 SOUTH SALT LAKE - 4272 FT 10 AM MON 0.12 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - 4806 FT 02 PM MON 0.11 SUGARHOUSE - MSI - 4400 FT 12 PM MON 0.08 SALT LAKE INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 WEST VALLEY CITY - 4383 FT 12 PM MON 0.06 ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... ELK RIDGE - 5420 FT 12 PM MON 0.24 LEHI - 4790 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... NORTH SALT FLATS - 4218 FT 12 PM MON 0.11 ARAGONITE - 5030 FT 11 AM MON 0.06 SALT FLATS - 4265 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 WHITE SAGE - 4363 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 HAT ISLAND - 4242 FT 02 PM MON 0.04 LOWER CEDAR MTN - 4495 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 SNOWVILLE - 4560 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... HUNTSVILLE - 5059 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 12 PM MON 0.06 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... SNOWBASIN-MID. BOWL - 7402 FT 12 PM MON 0.48 SNOWBASIN - BASE - 6316 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 BLACKSMITH FORK - 5020 FT 10 AM MON 0.16 RANDOLPH UDOT - 6329 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 RANDOLPH - 6270 FT 05 AM MON 0.12 OTTER CREEK - 7160 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 LAKETOWN UDOT - 5991 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 GARDEN CITY - 5959 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... SUNDANCE - MID MOUNTAIN - 7503 FT 02 PM MON 0.13 UIF-1 PORTABLE - 8400 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 ALTA - COLLINS - 9662 FT 01 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... NUTTERS RANCH - 5790 FT 12 PM MON 0.10 ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... ASPEN MTN - 7539 FT 12 PM MON 0.30 NORWAY - 8280 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 BEAR RIVER - 8536 FT 02 PM MON 0.14 HEWINTA - 9186 FT 02 PM MON 0.05 BLACKS FORK COMMISSARY - 8820 FT 02 PM MON 0.04 ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON 1 E - 6825 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 EVANSTON - BURNS FIELD - 7162 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 MUDDY CREEK - 6970 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 ***** WIND REPORTS ***** WINDSPEED LEHI - 4790 FT 53 MPH I-15 AT ALPINE - 4750 FT 48 MPH PROMONTORY POINT - 6926 FT 46 MPH LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN - 5039 FT 44 MPH US-40 @ STARVATION - 5720 FT 43 MPH DV - MOUNT BALDY - 9347 FT 41 MPH OGDEN PEAK - 9570 FT 41 MPH CARBON COUNTY AIRPORT - 5922 FT 41 MPH WENDOVER PEAK - 5087 FT 41 MPH JULIET ROAD - 4324 FT 40 MPH UPPER CEDAR MTN - 7052 FT 40 MPH GUNNISON ISLAND DNR - 4242 FT 40 MPH SIGNAL PEAK - 8792 FT 40 MPH SUNDANCE - ARROWHEAD - 8251 FT 40 MPH $$  538 NOUS45 KSLC 222110 AAB PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 310 PM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVED INTO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING OVERNIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW FELL ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTED OVER 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF UTAH COUNTY. ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... ***** PRECIP REPORTS ***** TIME PRECIP ...CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION... WELLSVILLE - 4665 FT 12 PM MON 0.25 LOGAN - 4465 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 LOGAN CAMPBELL HQ - 4455 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 SMITHFIELD - 4760 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 LOGAN - CACHE AIRPORT - 4452 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 MENDON - 4524 FT 12 PM MON 0.11 ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 12 PM MON 0.28 LAYTON BENCH 02 PM MON 0.26 BEUS CANYON - 5100 FT 12 PM MON 0.26 LAYTON - 4800 FT 12 PM MON 0.19 FARMINGTON - 4226 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 BOUNTIFUL BENCH - 4990 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 FRUIT HEIGHTS - 4762 FT 12 PM MON 0.18 OGDEN - 4498 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 SYRACUSE - 4245 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 BOUNTIFUL/F G HOUSE - 4760 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 OGDEN - HINCKLEY AIRPORT - 4468 FT 12 PM MON 0.15 HARRISVILLE UDOT - 4311 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 SYRACUSE - 4255 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... SALT LAKE CITY - 5135 FT 12 PM MON 0.24 UPPER MILLCREEK - 5050 FT 03 PM MON 0.22 MIDVALE - 4505 FT 12 PM MON 0.21 OLYMPUS COVE - MSI - 5070 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 MIDVALE - 4445 FT 11 AM MON 0.16 GREAT SALT LAKE MARINA - 4206 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 NORTH HOLLADAY - 4600 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 SOUTH SALT LAKE - 4272 FT 10 AM MON 0.12 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - 4806 FT 02 PM MON 0.11 SUGARHOUSE - MSI - 4400 FT 12 PM MON 0.08 SALT LAKE INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 WEST VALLEY CITY - 4383 FT 12 PM MON 0.06 ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... ELK RIDGE - 5420 FT 12 PM MON 0.24 LEHI - 4790 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... NORTH SALT FLATS - 4218 FT 12 PM MON 0.11 ARAGONITE - 5030 FT 11 AM MON 0.06 SALT FLATS - 4265 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 WHITE SAGE - 4363 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 HAT ISLAND - 4242 FT 02 PM MON 0.04 LOWER CEDAR MTN - 4495 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 SNOWVILLE - 4560 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... HUNTSVILLE - 5059 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 12 PM MON 0.06 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... SNOWBASIN-MID. BOWL - 7402 FT 12 PM MON 0.48 SNOWBASIN - BASE - 6316 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 BLACKSMITH FORK - 5020 FT 10 AM MON 0.16 RANDOLPH UDOT - 6329 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 RANDOLPH - 6270 FT 05 AM MON 0.12 OTTER CREEK - 7160 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 LAKETOWN UDOT - 5991 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 GARDEN CITY - 5959 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... SUNDANCE - MID MOUNTAIN - 7503 FT 02 PM MON 0.13 UIF-1 PORTABLE - 8400 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 ALTA - COLLINS - 9662 FT 01 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... NUTTERS RANCH - 5790 FT 12 PM MON 0.10 ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... ASPEN MTN - 7539 FT 12 PM MON 0.30 NORWAY - 8280 FT 12 PM MON 0.14 BEAR RIVER - 8536 FT 02 PM MON 0.14 HEWINTA - 9186 FT 02 PM MON 0.05 BLACKS FORK COMMISSARY - 8820 FT 02 PM MON 0.04 ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON 1 E - 6825 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 EVANSTON - BURNS FIELD - 7162 FT 12 PM MON 0.23 MUDDY CREEK - 6970 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 ***** WIND REPORTS ***** WINDSPEED LEHI - 4790 FT 53 MPH I-15 AT ALPINE - 4750 FT 48 MPH PROMONTORY POINT - 6926 FT 46 MPH LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN - 5039 FT 44 MPH US-40 @ STARVATION - 5720 FT 43 MPH DV - MOUNT BALDY - 9347 FT 41 MPH OGDEN PEAK - 9570 FT 41 MPH CARBON COUNTY AIRPORT - 5922 FT 41 MPH WENDOVER PEAK - 5087 FT 41 MPH JULIET ROAD - 4324 FT 40 MPH UPPER CEDAR MTN - 7052 FT 40 MPH GUNNISON ISLAND DNR - 4242 FT 40 MPH SIGNAL PEAK - 8792 FT 40 MPH SUNDANCE - ARROWHEAD - 8251 FT 40 MPH $$  471 NOUS46 KSGX 222113 PNSSGX CAZ042-043-055-061-PZZ775-222230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 210 PM PDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA... THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS WHEN COMPARED WITH HURRICANES AND WINTER STORMS AND MANY ARE BENEFICIAL, BRINGING NEEDED RAINFALL TO AN AREA. BUT WHILE ONLY A FRACTION OF THESE STORMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE, ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS! THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AND OFTEN ALSO BRING HAIL, TORNADOES, AND FLASH FLOODING. AN AVERAGE OF 300 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2000 INJURIES A YEAR ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED AFFECTS. THESE DANGERS EXIST IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES...EVEN IN CALIFORNIA! THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN EVERY PART OF CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY MONTH. IT IS COMMON FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS...BUT IT IS JUST AS TYPICAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WINTER. AND JUST AS IN THE MIDWESTERN STATES, MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SPRINGTIME. WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT CALIFORNIA THUNDERSTORMS IS THAT THEY TEND TO BE MORE LOCALLY FOCUSED RATHER THAN DEVELOPING INTO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES THAT SWEEP THROUGH SEVERAL STATES IN A DAY. THE RESULT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACTED AREA ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND UNLESS THEIR AREA IS DIRECTLY HIT BY A STORM THE RESULTING IMPRESSION IS THAT SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT CALIFORNIANS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. THERE ARE FIVE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE LIGHTNING, STRONG WINDS, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES OR TORNADOES! ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EVERY DAY. MOST OF THEM SURVIVE BUT MANY DO NOT. IN THE UNITED STATES, LIGHTNING CAUSES AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEATHS AND 300 INJURIES PER YEAR AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT TAKES THE SHORTEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH IT CAN FIND TO THE GROUND. IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT AND/OR ONE MADE OF METAL OR NEAR WATER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE INTO THE GROUND. THEREFORE, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A HILL, AN OPEN FIELD, OR ON THE WATER YOU ARE MOST AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND AWAY FROM METAL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL WIRING! ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING IS THAT IT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND AS MUCH AS TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR LOCATION...NOT JUST OVERHEAD...YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BEING STRUCK. ...STRONG WINDS... STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN EXCEED 100 MILES PER HOUR AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE EQUAL TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IN FACT, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT DAMAGE THEY THINK WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO WAS INSTEAD CAUSED BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE! TYPICAL DAMAGE FROM THESE WINDS INCLUDE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DROPPED ONTO VEHICLES AND HOMES, SECTIONS OF PROPERTY LINE FENCES BLOWN DOWN, AND GAZEBOS AND CARPORT COVERS LIFTED AND TOSSED. CALIFORNIANS CAN REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE BY KEEPING THEIR TREES PRUNED, PROPERLY MAINTAINING FENCING AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, AND BY PUTTING LAWN CHAIRS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE OR SHED WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. ...HAIL... HAIL CAUSES MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CROP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE EACH YEAR. THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT MOST PROPERTY FROM THESE EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO MOVE VEHICLES UNDER COVER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. HOWEVER, MANY INJURIES AND SOME DEATHS ARE CAUSED EACH YEAR IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HAIL IS ENCOUNTERED BY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PULL OFF THE ROAD AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS IN CALIFORNIA ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE STORM TO PASS BY. THE ROAD SURFACE MAY STILL BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS SO EXTRA CAUTION IS NEEDED WHEN RETURNING TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO HANDLE THE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE THE HAIL IS ALSO PELTING YOUR VEHICLE SO DON'T DO BOTH! AND REMEMBER...THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME POOR CONDITIONS AND MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT AS WELL. ...FLASH FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER CAUGHT BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY OR BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE OFTEN DEADLY DECISION TO DRIVE THROUGH AN ALREADY FLOODED CROSSING. DON'T DO IT!! MOST DEATHS OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER FAMILIAR AREAS. THEY BELIEVE THE WATER IS NOT TOO DEEP OR THAT THEIR TRUCK OR SUV IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FLOWING WATER. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND THE WATER IS DEEPER AND FASTER THAN IT LOOKS. AND ONCE A VEHICLE...ANY VEHICLE...IS CAUGHT UP BY THE WATER ALL CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IS LOST. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING OR CAMPING IN THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA THAT YOU ARE NOT CROSSING OR CAMPING IN A DRY RIVER BED. A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS MILES AWAY MIGHT BE SENDING SEVERAL FEET OF WATER THROUGH THE SAME CANYON YOU ARE IN. STAY EXTRA ALERT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST! ...TORNADOES... MOST CALIFORNIANS DON'T THINK TORNADOES OCCUR IN OUR STATE. BUT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 113 CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALMOST THREE HUNDRED FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE...AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ELEVEN TORNADOES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IN 2005, THERE WERE 30 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN CALIFORNIA! NATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 70 DEATHS AND 1500 INJURIES FROM TORNADOES. THOUGH THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA, TORNADOES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND OTHER PROPERTY. IN MANY CASES THE WINDS FROM CONFIRMED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ROOFTOPS AND SIDING, BROKEN WINDOWS, DOWNED TREES, AND DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANYONE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME! IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! TAKE COVER IN YOUR BATHROOM OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO DRIVE OUT OF THE AREA AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A TORNADO HITS. ANY TIME THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST, BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA. THINKING AHEAD ABOUT WHICH BUILDING OR ROOM IS THE SAFEST WILL SAVE PRECIOUS SECONDS. ...BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES... - HAVE A PLAN. DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHAT TO DO WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PLANNING SHOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. - HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE AND BATTERY BACK-UP. THIS WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAN BE USED REGULARLY WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. - KNOW THE COUNTIES IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WORK AND THOSE NEARBY. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS TYPICALLY REFER TO COUNTIES THAT ARE AT RISK AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE WARNINGS ARE REFERRING TO YOUR AREA. - REGULARLY PRACTICE YOUR PLAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS, OR ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. - KNOW THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY AND CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE QUICKLY. IN MOST CASES, PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF A STORM IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV, OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WARNINGS AND UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV  554 NOUS42 KFFC 222211 PNSFFC GAZ011>016-019>023-025-030>037-041>050-052>060-066>073-078>084- 089>091-094-231800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 611 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY WILL BE HOLDING AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT. COME MEET FORECASTERS AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AND THE SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER. TOURS WILL BE GIVEN WHERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT TOOLS USED IN MAKING WEATHER AND RIVER FORECASTS...ABOUT DOPPLER RADAR AND HOW TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE CREATED...AND MUCH MORE. WITNESS THE LAUNCH OF AN UPPER AIR BALLOON AT 7 PM. BRING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DROUGHT...HURRICANES OR THE COMING WINTER. OUR OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 430 PM AND 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 AND THURSDAY OCTOBER 2. THE FORECAST OFFICE IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO FALCON FIELD AIRPORT IN PEACHTREE CITY WHICH IS ON FALCON DRIVE. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE OFFICE...VISIT OUR WEB SITE...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. $$  024 NOUS43 KMKX 222231 PNSMKX WIZ052-056>060-063>066-069>072-250500- AIR QUALITY WATCH/ADVISORY WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 530 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR DANE AND SAUK COUNTIES... THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION WHICH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF SAUK AND DANE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX HAS REACHED OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON REACH THE ORANGE LEVEL WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNHEALTHY FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDING CHILDREN...ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...OR 1-866-324-5924. && ...AIR QUALITY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AND WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24... A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE LAKE MICHIGAN REGION THRU WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN DURING THESE DAYS. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AND WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24. THIS WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF SHEBOYGAN...SAUK...COLUMBIA...DODGE...WASHINGTON...OZAUKEE...DANE... JEFFERSON... WAUKESHA...MILWAUKEE...ROCK...WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA. TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS... BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...OR 1-866-324-5924. $$ BORGHOFF  484 NOUS45 KPUB 222259 PNSPUB COZ070-085-086-222359 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 459 PM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 PUEBLO HIGH TODAY................. 90 LOW THIS MORNING........... 50 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 PEAK WIND GUST...29 MPH FROM THE SOUTH AT 324 PM MDT. COLORADO SPRGS HIGH TODAY................. 80 LOW THIS MORNING........... 51 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 ALAMOSA HIGH TODAY................. 75 LOW THIS MORNING........... 37 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 PEAK WIND GUST...45 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 401 PM MDT. $$  090 NOUS43 KDMX 222314 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-231115- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 614 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...DAILY 4 INCH SOIL TEMPERATURES... .BR DSM 0922 C DH1700/TSRIZX : :ID LOCATION 4 INCH TEMP : ATLI4 : ATLANTIC : M BLGI4 : BURLINGTON : 69 CSAI4 : CASTANA : 68 DVN : DAVENPORT : 69 DMX : JOHNSTON : 65 DCR : DECORAH : 70 ESTI4 : ESTHERVILLE : 63 ICYI4 : IOWA CITY : 66 KANI4 : KANAWHA : 67 3OI : LAMONI : 70 NHUI4 : NASHUA : 66 OELI4 : OELWEIN : 62 OSKI4 : OSKALOOSA : M 3SE : SPENCER : M TLDI4 : TOLEDO : 62 .END $$ KLP