187 NOUS43 KBIS 230053 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-230300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA 740 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE SUMMER STORMS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND SAFETY RULES MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE. A WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. DURING A WATCH...YOU SHOULD GO ABOUT YOUR NORMAL BUSINESS...BUT STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. A WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...OR HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY RADAR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF AN APPROACHING STORM. KEEP A NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR AM/FM RADIO WITH YOU. FLYING DEBRIS FROM DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN INJURE OR KILL. SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WIND. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND MOVE TO THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. LIGHTNING IS A KILLER SO DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING THUNDERSTORMS. USE THE PHONE ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY. IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS...GET OFF OF OPEN VEHICLES SUCH AS FARM AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. AVOID AREAS PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING SUCH AS DRY CREEK BEDS...SMALL STREAMS AND DIPS IN THE ROAD. $$ HW  735 NOUS45 KTFX 230104 CCA PNSTFX MTZ008>015-044>055-251800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 705 PM MDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...SUMMER 2008 SEASONAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA... ...FOR THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 21 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21 2008... AVERAGE TEMPERATURE... SUMMER NORMAL BOZEMAN.........65.7...TIED FOR 5TH WARMEST 63.2 CUT BANK........61.5...TIED FOR 25TH WARMEST 60.5 DILLON..........62.7...TIED FOR 21ST WARMEST 62.2 GREAT FALLS.....63.7...TIED FOR 27TH COOLEST 64.9 HAVRE...........65.4...NEAR NORMAL 65.1 HELENA..........67.6...TIED FOR 12TH WARMEST 67.6 LEWISTOWN.......62.5...TIED FOR 27TH WARMEST 62.2 PRECIPITATION... SUMMER NORMAL BOZEMAN.........1.74...6TH DRIEST 4.11 CUT BANK........4.42..45TH WETTEST 5.03 DILLON..........2.79..25TH DRIEST 3.51 GREAT FALLS.....4.34..50TH WETTEST 4.73 HAVRE...........3.22..39TH DRIEST 4.13 HELENA..........1.59..12TH DRIEST 4.02 LEWISTOWN.......3.41..15TH DRIEST 5.99 OVERALL...TEMPERATURES AVERAGED WARMER THAN NORMAL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA DURING THE SUMMER. GREAT FALLS WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL...THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WAS WIDELY VARIABLE. BOZEMAN FIELD HAD THEIR 6TH DRIEST SUMMER PERIOD OF RECORD...WITH OTHER DRY SITE AT HELENA AND LEWISTOWN. GREAT FALLS WAS A BIT BELOW NORMAL...WITH NONE OF THE LOCATIONS REPORTING ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SUMMER. THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QC BY NCDC. THEREFORE THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER. $$ && NNNN  006 NOUS45 KSLC 230127 AAC PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 725 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 BEUS CANYON - 5100 FT 12 PM MON 0.26 LAYTON BENCH 02 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 OGDEN - 4498 FT 12 PM MON 0.17 NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 05 PM MON 0.17 LAYTON - 4460 FT 05 PM MON 0.17 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 12 PM MON 0.16 SYRACUSE - 4245 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 BRIGHAM CITY - 4230 FT 05 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 SANDY 05 PM MON 0.16 STANSBURY PARK - 4300 FT 04 PM 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 TOOELE - 5070 FT 05 PM MON 0.10 SALT LAKE TRIAD CENTER - 4280 FT 05 PM MON 0.09 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 NEPHI - 5125 FT 05 PM MON 0.17 SPRINGVILLE - 4545 FT 05 PM MON 0.16 ALPINE - 5070 FT 05 PM MON 0.08 LEHI - 4790 FT 12 PM MON 0.04 PLEASANT GROVE - 4610 FT 05 PM MON 0.04 PROVO BYU - 4570 FT 05 PM MON 0.03 OREM TREATMENT PLANT - 4510 FT 05 PM MON 0.03 SPANISH FORK POWER HOUSE - 4720 FT 05 PM MON 0.01 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... HAT ISLAND - 4242 FT 02 PM MON 0.24 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 0.23 COALVILLE - 5550 FT 05 PM MON 0.17 HEBER - 5630 FT 05 PM MON 0.11 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 12 PM MON 0.07 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... SNOWBASIN-MID. BOWL - 7402 FT 12 PM MON 0.48 BLACKSMITH FORK - 5020 FT 10 AM MON 0.35 SNOWBASIN - BASE - 6316 FT 12 PM MON 0.31 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 - 5980 FT 05 PM MON 0.04 LAKETOWN UDOT - 5991 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 GARDEN CITY - 5959 FT 12 PM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... ALTA - COLLINS - 9662 FT 01 PM MON 0.23 UIF-1 PORTABLE - 8400 FT 12 PM MON 0.13 SUNDANCE - MID MOUNTAIN - 7503 FT 02 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 0.14 BEAR RIVER - 8536 FT 02 PM MON 0.14 BLACKS FORK COMMISSARY - 8820 FT 02 PM MON 0.06 HEWINTA - 9186 FT 02 PM MON 0.06 ...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 $$  520 NOUS43 KFGF 230315 PNSFGF MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-231515- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1015 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 ...RAINFALL TOTALS FROM MONDAY EVENING... A PASSING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA DEVELOPED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA MONDAY EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. WHILE THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...BELOW ARE SOME PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS FROM AREA SPOTTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC CITIZENS. LOCATION AMOUNT ------------------------------------------------------------------ WARWICK ND 2 SE 2.00" HAMAR ND 7 S 1.60" LAKOTA ND 12 S 1.30" WARWICK ND 8.5 SE 3.00" $$ G2  624 NOUS43 KMQT 230405 PNSMQT COOPERATIVE OBSERVER DAILY RECORDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1205 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 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) 86/1935 22/1976 1.88/1985 1.5/1928 WATERSMEET 5 W (1909-2006) 79/2004 19/1950 1.13/1984 0.5/1942 ONTONAGON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BERGLAND DAM (1888-2008) 85/1923 23/1974 1.79/1985 0.0/2005 ONTONAGON 6 SE (1977-2008) 77/2004 27/1989 1.85/1984 0.0/2005 ONTONAGON (1900-1977) 83/1958 30/1974 1.10/1962 0.0/1976 HOUGHTON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW HOUGHTON ARPT (1887-2008) 88/1891 26/1950 2.01/1984 T/1942 HOUGHTON MTU (1993-2003) 74/1997 35/2002 0.57/2002 0.0/2002 KENTON (1993-2003) 74/1997 35/2002 0.57/2002 0.0/2002 KEWEENAW COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW EAGLE HARBOR (1899-1972) 85/1958 33/1950 0.80/1911 0.0/1971 FT. WILKINS (1948-2008) 78/2004 36/1989 2.32/1984 0.0/2005 MOTT ISLAND (1940-2004) 69/1998 31/1976 2.05/1985 T/1942 PAINESDALE (1926-1952) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 0.86/1940 0.5/1942 BARAGA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW ALBERTA (1956-2008) 76/1958 26/1995 1.37/1985 0.0/1996 BARAGA (1967-1987) 79/1968 21/1974 1.36/1984 0.0/1986 BARAGA 1 N (1896-1980) 81/1908 26/1902 1.22/1962 0.0/1948 HERMAN (1968-2008) 75/2004 26/1989 0.78/1984 T/1985 LANSE 2 S (1929-1967) 85/1958 30/1966 1.17/1940 T/1942 MARQUETTE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BIG BAY 2 SE (1945-2007) 79/1994 31/1989 1.42/1984 T/1980 CHAMPION (1949-2008) 80/1958 21/1989 1.06/1984 0.0/2005 HARVEY (2002-2008) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 0.44/2002 0.0/2005 ISHPEMING (1898-1987) 85/1937 21/1928 0.83/1984 0.8/1928 MARQUETTE WWTP (1948-2008) 77/2004 31/1989 1.14/1982 0.0/2005 WFO MARQUETTE (1961-2008) 84/2007 25/1989 1.28/1984 0.0/2007 ALGER COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CHATHAM (1900-2008) 82/1929 26/1943 0.94/1942 T/1942 DEER PARK (1900-1954) 84/1920 26/1943 1.40/1919 T/1942 GRAND MARAIS (1900-2006) 78/1937 25/1981 1.41/1940 T/1942 MUNISING (1911-2008) 81/1930 28/1950 1.69/1968 T/1942 LUCE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW NEWBERRY 3 S (1896-2006) 78/1937 22/1899 1.85/1984 T/1950 IRON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW AMASA (1999-2007) 78/2004 29/1999 0.30/2002 0.0/2004 BEECHWOOD (1949-1990) 78/1958 23/1950 1.30/1984 0.0/1990 CRYSTAL FALLS (1893-2006) 77/1987 21/1976 0.72/1985 0.0/1989 STAMBAUGH (1896-2008) 84/1935 18/1976 1.46/1985 T/1989 DICKINSON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRON MOUNTAIN (1899-2008) 88/1920 16/1904 1.45/1977 T/1942 MENOMINEE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW STEPHENSON (1938-2008) 83/1987 21/1989 1.30/1984 0.0/2005 DELTA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CORNELL 5 SE (1991-2008) 77/2004 26/1995 0.71/2002 0.0/2005 CORNELL 4 WSW (1963-1991) 76/1986 22/1989 1.58/1977 0.0/1990 ESCANABA (1892-2008) 72/1978 31/1989 1.55/1984 0.0/2005 FAYETTE 4 SW (1920-1997) 72/1978 31/1939 1.55/1977 T/1928 ROCK 1 E (1905-1990) 79/1925 31/1918 0.98/1910 T/1956 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW MANISTIQUE (1896-2008) 76/1970 28/1939 1.60/1984 0.0/2005 SENEY (1948-2001) 77/1984 30/1989 0.82/1970 0.0/2000 STEUBEN (1938-1989) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 1.00/1970 T/1942 $$  309 NOUS44 KCRP 230635 PNSCRP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1230 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Monday September 22 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 87 LOW TEMPERATURE : 73 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.00 2008 RAINFALL: 24.29 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 26 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : EAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 89 100 2005 LOW 70 56 1999 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 719 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 724 PM CDT ============================================================= PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT Monday September 22 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 91 LOW TEMPERATURE : 66 RAINFALL (INCHES) : T 2008 RAINFALL: 18.86 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 25 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : EAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 89 101 1925 LOW 69 51 1994 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 717 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 723 PM CDT Notice to users! This is an experimental abbreviated climate message. A full climate summary will be issued under the header CLICRP...WMO Header CDUS44 KCRP...by 700 AM this morning. Please address any comments on this product to John Metz (john.metz@noaa.gov). $$  543 NOUS45 KBOU 230859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-232300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 259 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 23 IN 1873...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BLOWING ALMOST A GALE SPREAD CLOUDS OF DUST AND SAND INTO THE CITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FROM THE ROOF OF THE WEATHER OBSERVER'S BUILDING...HOUSES A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY WERE NOT VISIBLE AND NOT EVEN THE SKY COULD BE SEEN THROUGH THE CLOUDS OF SAND. THE WIND REACHED SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 MPH...BUT ONLY 28 MPH WAS REGISTERED FOR ANY ONE HOUR. IN 1977...WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 80 MPH WERE REPORTED ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. A NORTHWEST WIND GUST TO 53 MPH WAS RECORDED AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 23-24 IN 2000...THE FIRST SNOWSTORM OF THE SEASON BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO AREAS IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL NORTH OF METRO DENVER...6 INCHES WERE MEASURED IN BOULDER...4 INCHES AT BOTH CASTLE ROCK AND MORRISON...BUT ONLY 0.2 INCH AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION FELL AS RAIN. AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE DRIZZLE AND RAIN FELL ON THE 23RD... SNOWFALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING OF THE 24TH WAS ESTIMATED AT 2.1 INCHES DUE TO MELTING. THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER RECEIVED MORE SNOW WITH 10 INCHES MEASURED AT CONIFER...9 INCHES 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MORRISON... 8 INCHES ATOP CROW HILL...7 INCHES AT CHIEF HOSA...AND 5 INCHES AT RALSTON RESERVOIR. $$  677 NOUS43 KMKX 230903 PNSMKX WIZ052-056>060-063>066-069>072-250500- AIR QUALITY WATCH WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 400 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...AIR QUALITY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE LAKE MICHIGAN REGION THRU WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF SHEBOYGAN...SAUK...COLUMBIA...DODGE...WASHINGTON...OZAUKEE...DANE... JEFFERSON...WAUKESHA...MILWAUKEE ...ROCK...WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA. TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH ...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924. $$ MBK  533 NOUS43 KDLH 230941 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 440 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN LITTLEFORK MN (WXK-45) WILL OPERATE AT HALF POWER FOR PART OF TODAY. 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 LATER TODAY. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. $$ MELDE  161 NOUS43 KIND 231015 PNSIND INZ047-231230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY... 1974 FORT WAYNE...THE EARLIEST FALL FREEZE ON RECORD FOR THE CITY IS SET AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 31 DEGREES. $$  776 NOUS43 KICT 231101 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-231500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 601 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1988...MONSTROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT BOMBARDED PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WITH SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL NEAR NOBLE AND ENTERPRISE...AND BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AT LE QUIRE AND KINTA. NOBLE WAS ALSO HIT BY A TORNADO THAT DESTROYED A MOBILE HOME WHERE ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. $$ AUTO  684 NOUS43 KGLD 231200 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 700 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1977...WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 80 MPH WERE REPORTED ALONG THE FOOTHILLS NEAR DENVER. A NORTHWEST WIND GUST TO 53 MPH WAS RECORDED AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. $$  522 NOUS43 KGLD 231230 PNSGLD FIVE HOUR PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 630 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .BR GLD 0923 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 : 0.03 MCK : MCCOOK NE AIRPORT : 0.00 ITR : BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT : 0.00 .END $$  778 NOUS43 KMKX 231244 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-240700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 744 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE WEATHER OBSERVERS AROUND THE U.S. AND CANADA WITH HOME WEATHER STATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS RELAYED TO THE WISCONSIN BADGER WEATHER NET EACH MORNING. DATA IS FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 6 AM. DATA IS NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED. TEMP. AT NEW SNOW MAX. MIN. OBS. PCPN SNOW DEPTH ID TEMP TEMP TIME (IN.) (IN.) (IN.) LOCATION KCA 65 / 51 / 51 / 0.00 : EAST LYME CT KQ8R 77 / 52 / 53 / 0.00 : LITCHFIELD MI OH 71 / 54 / 63 / 0.00 : CHISHOLM MN ZWZ 79 / 60 / 61 / 0.85 : REDFIELD SD C'D 88 / 56 / 58 / 0.00 : HOMEWOOD IL ICU 82 / 60 / 60 / 0.00 : SYCAMORE IL LEN 81 / 62 / 62 / 0.00 : CHICAGO IL HEQ 85 / 59 / 59 / 0.00 : OLNEY IL WR9G 85 / 53 / 54 / 0.00 : AUSTIN IN AUX 79 / 62 / 62 / 0.00 : EARLHAM IA OM 84 / 61 / 67 / 0.00 : STUTTGART KS HAT 79 / 50 / 50 / 0.00 : MARION OH LS 83 / 54 / 56 / 0.00 : CLEVELAND TN NXV 79 / 57 / 58 / 0.00 : MORRISTOWN TN VPI 90 / 50 / 50 / 0.00 : CROSSVILLE TN GMW 87 / 60 / 60 / 0.00 : JACKSON TN IMI 93 / 58 / 58 / 0.00 : MURFREESBORO TN HNI 81 / 52 / 55 / 0.00 : LEWISBURG KY PPQ 79 / 52 / 52 / 0.00 : CHATHAM NJ WGE 67 / 44 / 44 / 0.00 : SAUGERTIES NY GYW 78 / 49 / 56 / 0.12 : HARPERS FERRY WV PG 84 / 58 / 62 / 0.00 : ROME GA HJ 81 / 60 / 65 / 0.00 : BUFORD GA MZE 87 / 71 / 71 / 0.00 : GULF SHORES AL GQJ 86 / 73 / 73 / 0.00 : VILLAGES FL DGU 85 / 69 / 71 / 0.00 : THIBODAUX LA DXV 88 / 58 / 58 / 0.00 : JEWETT TX WM 91 / 61 / 65 / 0.00 : CENTERVILLE TX JAO 89 / 68 / 68 / 0.00 : DENTON TX GD 71 / 60 / 62 / 1.24 : PINAWA CANADA USB 74 / 49 / 50 / 0.00 : GREENVILLE MI CXV 83 / 63 / 65 / 0.00 : SHELBY NE DTS 90 / 65 / 67 / 0.00 : PHILLIPSBURG KS MYL 92 / 67 / 74 / 0.00 : SAN ANTONIO TX BOX 76 / 52 / 52 / 0.00 : MARION OH $$  682 NOAK49 PAFG 231311 PNSAFG AKZ222-240000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 511 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...FALLING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ARE ALLOWING FOR THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON TO OCCUR. SOME TEMPERATURES AROUND THE AREA THIS MORNING AT 500 AM... FAIRBANKS..........30 DEGREES NORTH POLE.........20 DEGREES EIELSON AFB........24 DEGREES SALCHA.............14 DEGREES FORT GREELEY.......20 DEGREES DELTA JUNCTION.....25 DEGREES COLDER TEMPERATURES YET ARE FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND THEN PERSIST. FALL TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE COMING TO AN END THIS YEAR AFTER MID WEEK. $$ CF SEP 08  828 NOUS43 KBIS 231328 PNSBIS RECENT PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 825 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...STATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER AMOUNTS INCLUDE... STATION PRECIP REMARKS BRADDOCK 5SE 1.40 HAMBERG 3S 1.55 HAZELTON 4NW 0.89 LINTON 5NW 0.92 MCHENRY 12W 1.20 PETTIBONE 7NW 1.12 ROBINSON 3S 1.95 WILTON 1.35 LLP  473 NOUS43 KOAX 231339 PNSOAX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 839 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE NEBRASKA AMATEUR RADIO NETS AS OF 800 AM CDT 24 HOUR 24 HOUR LOCATION PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL SNOWDEPTH /MELTED/ ARTHUR 0.05 BLAIR 0.48 CHADRON 0.32 KEARNEY 0.14 LEXINGTON 0.97 OMAHA 0.25 PLATTSMOUTH 0.04 WAHOO 0.35 YUTAN 0.60 $$ KLEMM  544 NOUS43 KBIS 231348 PNSBIS RECENT PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 850 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...STATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER AMOUNTS INCLUDE... STATION PRECIP REMARKS BRADDOCK 5SE 1.40 HAMBERG 3S 1.55 HAZELTON 4NW 0.89 LINTON 5NW 0.92 MCCLUSKY 8NW 1.38 MCHENRY 12W 1.20 PETTIBONE 7NW 1.12 ROBINSON 3S 1.95 WILTON 1.35 LLP  352 NOUS46 KHNX 231400 PNSHNX NOUS46 KHNX DDHHMM PNSHNX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 700 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  622 NOUS42 KTAE 231402 PNSTAE FLZ007-009>011-232200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1000 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...THE HOLMES COUNTY NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT WESTVILLE FL (WWH-20) IS OFF THE AIR... THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT WESTVILLE FL...WWH-20...HAS DROPPED OFF THE AIR. WE ARE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO RESUME A NORMAL BROADCAST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. $$ GOULD  893 NOUS46 KMFR 231405 PNSMFR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 700 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS, AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  853 NOUS44 KSHV 231412 PNSSHV ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-241500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 912 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT MONROE LOUISIANA AND THE SABINE RIVER AT LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA... TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK -OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: C. S. ROSS SERVICE HYDROLOGIST SUBJECT: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS IN LOUISIANA: EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008...THE NWS AND THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE COASTAL SERVICES CENTER WILL BE ADDING NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WEB PORTAL. THESE MAPS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR TWO LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN LOUISIANA. THESE MAPS ARE THE THIRD SET RELEASED. THE FIRST SET OF MAPS WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2007 FOR LOCATIONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE SECOND SET OF MAPS WAS RELEASED IN JUNE 2008 AND COVERED FOUR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: OUACHITA RIVER AT MONROE LOUISIANA SABINE RIVER AT LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA THE INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS. USERS WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR VARIOUS LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE LARGEST FLOOD ON RECORD. FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS...COMBINED WITH RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS FORECASTS...ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION OF FLOOD RISK AND PROVIDE USERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. USERS CAN ACCESS THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND ASSOCIATED GEOSPATIAL DATA /SHAPEFILES/ THROUGH THE AHPS WEB PORTAL /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/ A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHP A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_MAPPING_USER_GUIDE.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: C. S. ROSS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SERVICE HYDROLOGIST 5655 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA 71109 PHONE: 318 631 3669 OR ARMANDO GARZA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE 5655 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA 71109 PHONE: 318 631 3669 E-MAIL: ARMANDO.GARZA@NOAA.GOV (USE LOWER CASE) NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ VIII.  604 NOUS46 KPQR 231418 PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 720 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: TYREE WILDE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST SEPTEMBER 24 2008 EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 2008 AT 1015 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...1715 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WCATWC/ WILL CONDUCT A TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEST IS TO EVALUATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR USE IN DISSEMINATION OF TSUNAMI WARNINGS AND WATCHES. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ALONG THE U.S. WEST COAST WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST BY DISSEMINATING THE TEST TSUNAMI COMMUNICATION MESSAGE VIA A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST MESSAGE WITH SPECIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST...VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THROUGH OTHER LOCAL WARNING SYSTEMS TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS... THE MEDIA... AND THE PUBLIC. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES PARTICIPATING IN THE TEST ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. TABLE 1 - WFOS PARTICIPATING IN TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST. SAN DIEGO CA LOS ANGELES CA MONTEREY CA EUREKA CA MEDFORD OR PORTLAND OR SEATTLE WA THE TSUNAMI WARNING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO BE USED IN THIS TEST IS WEPA41 PAAQ... AND THE AWIPS ID IS TSUWCA. PARTICIPATING WFOS WILL CONDUCT A FOLLOW UP SERVICE EVALUATION. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR OFFICE OPERATIONS...THEY WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW PRINCIPLE PARTNERS. THIS INCLUDES THE MEDIA...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND IF POSSIBLE THE GENERAL PUBLIC. POST-TEST FEEDBACK CAN BE PROVIDED AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TSUNAMITEST.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT TYREE WILDE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST PHONE: 503-326-2340 EMAIL: TYREE.WILDE@NOAA.GOV $$  964 NOUS43 KDMX 231419 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-240230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 919 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...IOWA POLLEN COUNTS PER CUBIC METER... REPORTING AREA NORTHWEST RAGWEED: 84 TOTAL POLLEN: 135 SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPT. SIOUX CITY IA SOUTHWEST RAGWEED: 29 TOTAL POLLEN: 55 MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPT. COUNCIL BLUFFS IA CENTRAL RAGWEED: 22 TOTAL POLLEN: 39 UNIVERSITY HYGIENIC LAB ANKENY IA EAST CENTRAL RAGWEED: 10 TOTAL POLLEN: 34 LINN COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. CEDAR RAPIDS IA NOTE...THE TOTAL POLLEN COUNT IS ALL POLLEN INCLUDING RAGWEED. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD SPORES. $$  413 NOUS43 KSGF 231425 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241424- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 924 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARRY ROARING RIVER SP 84 59 0.00 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 81 59 0.00 BARTON LAMAR 6N 82 62 0.00 HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 79 59 0.00 HOWELL WEST PLAINS 5SW 82 56 0.00 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 82 60 0.00 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 79 58 0.00 LAWRENCE MILLER 80 62 0.00 MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 76 55 0.00 DENSE FOG NEWTON NEOSHO 5W 83 61 0.00 OZARK NOBLE 1S 79 57 0.00 DENSE FOG OZARK DORA 84 58 0.00 STONE CRANE 4N 80 55 0.00 LIGHT FOG TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 76 62 0.00 TEXAS CABOOL 2NW 78 58 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 78 60 0.00  834 NOUS46 KSGX 231427 PNSSGX NOUS46 KHNX DDHHMM PNSSGX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 730 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  966 NOUS43 KSGF 231428 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241427- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 927 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARRY ROARING RIVER SP 84 59 0.00 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 81 59 0.00 BARTON LAMAR 6N 82 62 0.00 DOUGLAS AVA 79 60 0 HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 79 59 0.00 HOWELL WEST PLAINS 5SW 82 56 0.00 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 82 60 0.00 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 79 58 0.00 LAWRENCE MILLER 80 62 0.00 MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 76 55 0.00 DENSE FOG NEWTON NEOSHO 5W 83 61 0.00 OZARK NOBLE 1S 79 57 0.00 DENSE FOG OZARK DORA 84 58 0.00 STONE CRANE 4N 80 55 0.00 LIGHT FOG TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 76 62 0.00 TEXAS CABOOL 2NW 78 58 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 78 60 0.00  459 NOUS43 KJKL 231429 PNSJKL KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-240000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1029 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS LOST COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES... A POWER OUTAGE HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE JACKSON KENTUCKY. AS A RESULT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO HAS ASSUMED FULL FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL WEATHER RADIOS...EXCEPT IRVINE KENTUCKY...ARE STILL OPERATIONAL. NOAA WEATHER RADIO IRVINE KENTUCKY...STATION WNG727...BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.475 MEGAHERTZ. $$ HICKMAN  206 NOUS42 KCAE 231433 CCA PNSCAE GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 011400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 TO... FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM... GREG LAMBERTY SERVICE HYDROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC SUBJECT... IMPLEMENTATION OF COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 2008...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA WILL BEGIN DAILY ISSUANCES OF A NEW HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT CALLED THE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY. THIS PRODUCT WILL SERVE AS A DAILY COLLECTION OF PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS TAKEN BY OBSERVERS IN THE COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW /COCORAHS/ NETWORK. THE COCORAHS NETWORK IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MEASURE AND MAP DAILY PRECIPITATION FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED TWICE DAILY...ONCE NO LATER 1030 AM EDT /930 AM EST/ AND AGAIN NO LATER THAN 730 PM EDT /630 PM EDT/. USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASE TO BEGIN RECEIVING THE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY PRODUCT. PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY SXUS52 KCAE LCOCAE /BEGIN EXAMPLE/ SXUS52 KCAE DDHHMM LCOCAE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1012 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 :COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS :THESE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL AND UNOFFICIAL :VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 7 AM LOCAL TIME :COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS IN THE SC MIDLANDS SNOW SNOW WATER PCPN FALL DEPTH EQUIV SC-AK-10 : NORTH AUGUSTA 1.7 NNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-AK-13 : NORTH AUGUSTA 3.3 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CD-1 : SUMMERTON 8.4 SE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-ED-2 : TRENTON 6.3 SSW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-FR-1 : WINNSBORO 0.1 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-KR-3 : CAMDEN 4.2 ENE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LN-2 : FORT MILL 3.5 ENE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LX-7 : OAK GROVE 1.4 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LX-8 : OAK GROVE 2.2 SW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LX-22 : LEXINGTON 5.9 SW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LX-25 : IRMO 1.1 WNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LX-26 : LEXINGTON 3.4 SSE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-LX-36 : LEXINGTON 0.8 WNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-NW-2 : POMARIA 4.0 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-OR-3 : NORTH 0.3 W * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-1 : DENTSVILLE 6.6 NNE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-3 : SEVEN OAKS 2.2 NNE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-9 : COLUMBIA 6.8 NNE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-12 : COLUMBIA 6.7 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-17 : COLUMBIA 2.9 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-26 : IRMO 3.3 WNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-RC-28 : COLUMBIA 2.7 NNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-SL-2 : SALUDA 6.1 SW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM :COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS IN THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA SNOW SNOW WATER PCPN FALL DEPTH EQUIV GA-CU-2 : GROVETOWN 0.4 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-RC-2 : AUGUSTA 2.1 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM /END EXAMPLE/ QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE LCO PRODUCT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO... GREG LAMBERTY SERVICE HYDROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA 2909 AVIATION WAY WEST COLUMBIA SC 29170 PHONE... 803-822-8135 EMAIL... GREG.LAMBERTY@NOAA.GOV $$ GLL  937 NOUS43 KOAX 231434 PNSOAX OMAHA METRO PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 0933 AM TUE SEP 23 2008 MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM BY STORM SPOTTERS AND NWS PERSONNEL .B OMA 0923 C DH07/PP/SF/SD :LOCATION 24HR PRECIP 24HR SNOWFALL SNOW DEPTH [NORTH WEST] BENNINGTON 3WSW 0.56 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT AIRPORT 0.93 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT 0.96 / 0.0 / 0 NWS OFFICE VALLEY 0.71 / 0.0 / 0 [OMAHA NORTH EAST] EPPLEY AIRFIELD 0.27 / 0.0 / 0 FORT CALHOUN 4W 0.38 / 0.0 / 0 35TH & CHARLES 0.20 / 0.0 / 0 32ND & TUCKER 0.55 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH EAST] OFFUTT AFB 0.10 / 0.0 / 0 PAPILLION 0.34 / 0.0 / 0 PLATTSMOUTH AIRPORT 0.04 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH WEST] GRETNA 3NE 0.20 / 0.0 / 0 MILLARD AIRPORT 0.23 / 0.0 / 0 .END $$ KLEMM  479 NOUS43 KOAX 231435 PNSOAX 000 OMAPNSOAX 000 OMAHA METRO PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 0933 AM TUE SEP 23 2008 MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM BY STORM SPOTTERS AND NWS PERSONNEL .B OMA 0923 C DH07/PP/SF/SD :LOCATION 24HR PRECIP 24HR SNOWFALL SNOW DEPTH [NORTH WEST] BENNINGTON 3WSW 0.56 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT AIRPORT 0.93 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT 0.96 / 0.0 / 0 NWS OFFICE VALLEY 0.71 / 0.0 / 0 [OMAHA NORTH EAST] EPPLEY AIRFIELD 0.27 / 0.0 / 0 FORT CALHOUN 4W 0.38 / 0.0 / 0 35TH & CHARLES 0.20 / 0.0 / 0 32ND & TUCKER 0.55 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH EAST] OFFUTT AFB 0.10 / 0.0 / 0 PAPILLION 0.34 / 0.0 / 0 PLATTSMOUTH AIRPORT 0.04 / 0.0 / 0 SPRINGFIELD 7E 0.07 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH WEST] GRETNA 3NE 0.20 / 0.0 / 0 MILLARD AIRPORT 0.23 / 0.0 / 0 .END $$ KLEMM  414 NOUS45 KPUB 231445 PNSPUB COZ058>089-093>099-240245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 845 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES THAT CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO SOUTHERN COLORADO. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY. DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...GET INDOORS OR IN A VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE STORM...WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING AND WHERE YOU MAY BE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING A LIGHTNING STORM...FIND A LOW SPOT. IF YOU ARE ABOVE TIMBERLINE...TRY TO FIND A SAFER SPOT AMONG LARGE BOULDERS OR UNDER AN OVERHANG. BELOW TIMBERLINE... SHELTER YOURSELF UNDER SHORTER TREES. AVOID ISOLATED...TALL TREES. STAY AWAY FROM WATER...POWER POLES AND METAL OBJECTS... SUCH AS A FENCE ROW OR GOLF CLUBS. IF IN A GROUP...STAY APART. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK...OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THE VICTIM. IF YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END... LIGHTNING MAY BE ABOUT TO STRIKE YOU. CROUCH LOW TO THE GROUND WITH YOUR LEGS TOGETHER...MAKING CONTACT ONLY WITH THE BALLS OF YOUR FEET. PUT YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR EARS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON AND SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING ON PONDED WATER ON ROADWAYS. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO WAIT OUT THE STORM BY EXITING OR PULLING ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROADWAY. TURN YOUR FLASHERS ON SO YOU CAN BE EASILY SEEN. $$  847 NOUS46 KSTO 231449 PNSSTO PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 800 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  614 NOUS41 KILN 231500 PNSILN NOUS41 KILN 231413 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING... ...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2 PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW UP STATEMENT. THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS43 KLMK 241800 ADRKY KYC000-241815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: MARY JO PARKER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WILMINGTON OH 937-383-0031 MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV $$ NNNN $$  868 NOUS41 KILN 231502 PNSILN NOUS41 KILN 231413 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING... ...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2 PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW UP STATEMENT. THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS43 KLMK 241800 ADRKY KYC000-241815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: MARY JO PARKER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WILMINGTON OH 937-383-0031 MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV $$ NNNN $$  086 NOUS43 KJKL 231502 PNSJKL KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-240000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1102 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS LOST COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES... A TELECOMMUNICATION OUTAGE HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE JACKSON KENTUCKY. AS A RESULT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO HAS ASSUMED FULL FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL WEATHER RADIOS...EXCEPT IRVINE KENTUCKY...ARE STILL OPERATIONAL. NOAA WEATHER RADIO IRVINE KENTUCKY...STATION WNG727...BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.475 MEGAHERTZ. $$ HICKMAN  323 NOUS41 KILN 231502 RRA PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING... ...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2 PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW UP STATEMENT. THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS43 KLMK 241800 ADRKY KYC000-241815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: MARY JO PARKER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WILMINGTON OH 937-383-0031 MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV $$ NNNN $$  516 NOUS41 KILN 231515 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING... ...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2 PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW UP STATEMENT. THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: MARY JO PARKER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WILMINGTON OH 937-383-0031 MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV $$  706 NOUS45 KREV 231519 PNSREV NOUS46 KHNX DDHHMM PNSHNX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 700 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  582 NOUS43 KFSD 231523 PNSFSD SDZ001>074-241522- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1022 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION DATA IN INCHES...FOR SOUTH DAKOTA ...ENDING AT 10 AM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 2008. LOCATION RAINFALL SHADEHILL 1.13 FORT PIERRE RAWS 1.11 MORRISTOWN 7.7 WSW 1.10 MCLAUGHLIN 10.1 ENE 0.92 ABERDEEN WFO 0.79 MISSION 0.77 AGAR 12.6 W 0.76 ONIDA 20.7 W 0.74 BLUNT 0.71 PRESHO 13.8 NW 0.61 DIMOCK 10.2 W 0.61 DRAPER 4.3 SSE 0.59 HIGHMORE 19.1 NNW 0.58 MARTIN 12.4 N 0.55 MORRISTOWN 7.7 SSE 0.50 MIDLAND 1.6 ENE 0.50 PINE RIDGE 0.49 ONIDA 0.2 N 0.49 CLAREMONT 2.4 SSE 0.49 PARKSTON 0.47 IPSWICH 9.5 SSE 0.47 PIERRE 0.46 ARLINGTON 0.5 SSW 0.44 OGLALA 0.43 BATESLAND 7.4 NNE 0.43 HIGHMORE 12.4 N 0.43 MITCHELL 1.1 N 0.42 MILBANK 0.40 GETTYSBURG 0.39 WHITE LAKE 10.9 S 0.39 PHILIP 0.38 ABERDEEN 1.5 SSW 0.38 VIVIAN 5.1 SSW 0.38 HOVEN 2.4 N 0.38 FULTON 9.4 N 0.37 MONTROSE 5.8 NW 0.37 WHITE LAKE 0.36 KENNEBEC 0.3 SE 0.36 MARTIN 15.5 W 0.36 HIGHMORE 0.35 ABERDEEN 1.0 NNE 0.35 WANBLEE 3.5 WSW 0.33 BELVIDERE 2.0 E 0.32 ROSCOE 0.31 BRUCE 4.1 NE 0.31 MCINTOSH 8.7 WSW 0.31 MITCHELL 0.30 PARKSTON 6.6 S 0.30 PRESHO 0.3 SSW 0.29 STICKNEY 0.2 SSE 0.29 BROOKINGS 1.4 SW 0.29 CARTHAGE 0.28 SOUTH SHORE 0.28 COTTONWOOD 0.28 LEMMON 0.27 MARTIN 5.3 ENE 0.27 MURDO 0.26 EAGLE BUTTE 0.26 WATERTOWN 7.6 ENE 0.26 OKATON 2.6 NW 0.26 BROOKINGS 0.2 SSW 0.26 MARTIN 13.2 W 0.25 WESSINGTON SPRINGS 0.23 HAMILL 1.7 SW 0.23 MARTIN 13.6 NNE 0.23 KADOKA 0.3 N 0.23 SISSETON 9.4 ESE 0.23 HAYTI 0.1 WNW 0.23 WATERTOWN 0.22 KENNEBEC 6.2 SSE 0.22 KADOKA 2.8 WNW 0.22 PORCUPINE 0.21 MARTIN 0.21 ISABEL 9.5 NE 0.21 ASTORIA 0.20 WILMONT 0.20 PARMALEE RAWS 0.20 BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE 0.20 SISSETON 10.4 ENE 0.20 MARTIN 19.6 ENE 0.20 WINNER 0.19 BROOKINGS 0.19 KADOKA 6.0 NNW 0.19 ROSLYN 1.2 S 0.19 SISSETON 0.18 LEOLA 8.9 ENE 0.18 CLARK 0.17 OAK LAKE 0.17 MCINTOSH 0.17 MARTIN 17.5 NE 0.17 WATERTOWN 7.5 NNE 0.17 BELLE FOURCHE 5.3 NE 0.17 KEYAPAHA 0.16 HERRICK 8.2 SSW 0.16 SISSETON 3.8 W 0.16 OACOMA 5.8 SW 0.16 INTERIOR 15.9 SSE 0.15 MARION 0.5 NE 0.15 HERRICK 4.5 NW 0.15 TULARE 4.5 SSW 0.15 OACOMA 17.4 SSW 0.15 WESTPORT 0.14 GARRETSON 7.3 WSW 0.14 MOBRIDGE 16.6 WNW 0.14 BROOKINGS 8.1 S 0.14 LEAD 0.13 CLEAR LAKE 0.6 SSW 0.13 KADOKA 15.0 SW 0.13 WALL 13.0 SSE 0.13 BURKE 0.3 W 0.13 DALLAS 8.8 S 0.12 WESSINGTON 3.3 WNW 0.12 HERREID 6.9 NNE 0.12 ASTORIA 2.2 SSE 0.12 HERRICK 0.1 NNW 0.12 MOBRIDGE 0.11 GREGORY 0.10 HURON AIRPORT 0.10 LEMMON 12.5 WSW 0.10 CAMP CROOK 8.4 N 0.10 BELLE FOURCHE 0.09 MOUND CITY 0.4 ENE 0.09 FAITH 0.08 LEAD 5.5 SSW 0.08 BISON 24.1 SW 0.08 BISON 4.5 SE 0.08 BURKE 4.2 SW 0.08 WESSINGTON RAWS 0.07 CLEAR LAKE 0.07 OELRICHS 7.4 SW 0.07 DELL RAPIDS 0.06 PARKER 6.8 WSW 0.06 TIMBER LAKE 0.05 BISON 0.05 BUFFALO 0.05 CHAMBERLAIN 0.3 W 0.05 OELRICHS 11.8 SSW 0.05 PINNACLES RAWS 0.04 NEWELL 2.8 ENE 0.04 CHAMBERLAIN 0.03 VIBORG 0.2 NNE 0.03 HARTFORD 0.5 N 0.03 SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT 0.02 ORAL 0.01 OACOMA 0.01 CENTERVILLE 0.01 RAPID CITY 5.4 SW 0.01 WASTA 21.6 SSW 0.01 WHITEWOOD 5.3 E 0.01 NEWELL 3.7 SW 0.01 BOX ELDER 8.0 NNE T CUSTER T EDGEMONT 0.4 W T RAPID CITY 5.8 SW T RAPID CITY 9.8 SW T RAPID CITY AIRPORT T RAPID CITY WFO T .END... $$  288 NOUS43 KFSD 231526 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098 -NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-241523- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1023 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION DATA IN INCHES...FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ...ENDING AT 10 AM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 2008. ...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... DIMOCK 10.2 W 0.61 PARKSTON 0.47 MITCHELL 1.1 N 0.42 WHITE LAKE 10.9 S 0.39 MONTROSE 5.8 NW 0.37 FULTON 9.4 N 0.37 WHITE LAKE 0.36 BRUCE 4.1 NE 0.31 MITCHELL 0.30 STICKNEY 0.2 SSE 0.29 BROOKINGS 1.4 SW 0.29 CARTHAGE 0.28 BROOKINGS 0.2 SSW 0.26 WESSINGTON SPRINGS 0.23 ASTORIA 0.20 BROOKINGS AIRPORT 0.19 OAK LAKE 0.17 HERRICK 8.2 SSW 0.16 HERRICK 4.5 NW 0.15 MARION 0.5 NE 0.15 GARRETSON 7.3 WSW 0.14 BURKE 0.3 W 0.13 ASTORIA 2.2 SSE 0.12 DALLAS 8.8 S 0.12 HERRICK 0.1 NNW 0.12 GREGORY 0.10 HURON AIRPORT 0.10 WESSINGTON RAWS 0.07 PARKER 6.8 WSW 0.06 DELL RAPIDS 0.06 CHAMBERLAIN 0.3 W 0.05 VIBORG 0.2 NNE 0.03 CHAMBERLAIN 0.03 SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT 0.02 CENTERVILLE 0.01 ELK POINT 5.6 NNE 0.00 GAYVILLE 1.8 SSW 0.00 ...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... WHEATON 0.6 SSW 0.30 PIPESTONE 0.05 LUVERNE AIRPORT 0.04 WESTBROOK 1.4 NW 0.03 WORTHINGTON AIRPORT 0.02 JACKSON AIRPORT 0.02 ...NORTHWEST IOWA... SIOUX CITY 0.13 STORM LAKE 0.05 ORANGE CITY 0.04 ROCK VALLEY 0.04 EVERLY 0.3 WSW 0.03 HARRIS 0.1 NNE 0.02 SHELDON 0.02 ...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... HUBBARD 0.13 WAKEFIELD 0.05 .END... $$  460 NOUS46 KLOX 231545 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 845 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  494 NOUS46 KSEW 231555 PNSSEW PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 855 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: TED BUEHNER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE SEATTLE WA AND PAUL WHITMORE GEOPHYSICIST-IN-CHARGE WEST COAST / ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST SEPTEMBER 24 2008 EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 2008 AT ABOUT 1015 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/...1715 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WCATWC/ WILL CONDUCT A TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEST IS TO EVALUATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR USE IN DISSEMINATION OF TSUNAMI WARNINGS AND WATCHES. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ALONG THE U.S. WEST COAST WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST BY DISSEMINATING THE TEST TSUNAMI COMMUNICATION MESSAGE VIA A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST MESSAGE WITH SPECIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST...VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THROUGH OTHER LOCAL WARNING SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS... THE MEDIA... AND THE PUBLIC. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES PARTICIPATING IN THE TEST ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. TABLE 1 - WFOS PARTICIPATING IN TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST. SAN DIEGO CA LOS ANGELES CA MONTEREY CA EUREKA CA MEDFORD OR PORTLAND OR SEATTLE WA THE TSUNAMI WARNING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO BE USED IN THIS TEST IS WEPA41 PAAQ... AND THE AWIPS ID IS TSUWCA. PARTICIPATING WFOS WILL CONDUCT A FOLLOW UP SERVICE EVALUATION. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR OFFICE OPERATIONS... THEY WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW PRINCIPLE PARTNERS. THIS INCLUDES THE MEDIA...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND IF POSSIBLE THE GENERAL PUBLIC. POST-TEST FEEDBACK CAN BE PROVIDED AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TSUNAMITEST.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT TED BUEHNER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST PHONE: 206-526-6095 EMAIL: TED.BUEHNER@NOAA.GOV $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE  013 NOUS43 KFSD 231606 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090- 097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-232105- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1105 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 71 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 67 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.02 INCHES ...HURON CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 73 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 62 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.10 INCHES ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 76 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 68 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 INCH MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 11.15 FEET $$  073 NOUS45 KMSO 231611 PNSMSO PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1000 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO ARE LISTED BELOW. LOCATION ELEVATION PRECIP COMMENTS (FEET) (INCHES) (TIME OF OBSERVATION) ...IDZ005 - NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS... COOL CREEK 6279 0.20 800 AM CRATER MEADOWS 5960 0.30 800 AM HEMLOCK BUTTE 5810 0.20 800 AM EAGLE 5585 0.33 900 AM ELK BUTTE 5420 0.10 800 AM SHANGHAI SUMMIT 4600 0.60 800 AM PIERCE 3185 0.23 800 AM HEADQUARTERS 3165 0.28 600 AM ELK RIVER 2918 0.20 700 AM KELLY 2737 0.31 900 AM ...IDZ006 - SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS... MOUNTAIN MEADOWS 6299 0.20 800 AM SAVAGE PASS 6171 0.20 800 AM LODGEPOLE 5743 0.19 930 AM RED RIVER 4600 0.19 930 AM SOUTHFORK 4570 0.27 930 AM POWELL 3409 0.35 930 AM SELWAY LODGE 2580 0.39 800 AM MOOSE CREEK 2460 0.44 900 AM FENN 1520 0.19 900 AM LOWELL 1480 0.33 1000 AM ...IDZ010 - EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY... MOOSE CREEK 6201 0.10 800 AM LEADORE 6000 0.32 800 AM SALMON 5100 0.14 930 AM ...MTZ001 - KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION... HAWKINS LAKE 6450 0.20 400 AM BANFIELD MOUNTAIN 5600 0.20 400 AM POORMAN CREEK 5098 0.80 400 AM HAND CREEK 5036 0.10 400 AM XONOLITE 4204 0.23 900 AM BOORMAN 3963 0.11 930 AM PLEASANT VALLEY 3650 0.20 700 AM OLNEY 3165 0.21 800 AM STILLWATER 3116 0.18 900 AM LIBBY DAM 2460 0.15 900 AM BULL LAKE 2325 0.19 800 AM FISHER RIVER 2160 0.13 900 AM TROY 1950 0.21 900 AM ...MTZ002 - WEST GLACIER REGION... BADGER PASS 6900 0.10 400 AM MOSS PEAK 6781 0.90 400 AM FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 6299 0.20 400 AM MORRISEY RIDGE 6100 0.30 900 AM NOISY BASIN 6040 0.90 400 AM STAHL PEAK 6030 0.90 400 AM PIKE CREEK 5928 0.40 400 AM MARIAS PASS SUMMIT 5233 0.47 930 AM BISSON CREEK 4920 0.30 400 AM FIELDING 4600 0.55 930 AM EMERY CREEK 4350 0.30 400 AM GRAVE CREEK 4301 0.50 400 AM ESSEX 3870 0.60 930 AM SPOTTED BEAR RS 3725 0.43 900 AM HUNGRY HORSE DAM 3560 0.52 930 AM POLEBRIDGE 1 N 3540 0.15 800 AM SWAN LAKE 3270 1.02 800 AM WEST GLACIER 3200 0.37 900 AM HUNGRY HORSE 3123 0.16 900 AM FERNIE 3080 0.12 900 AM ...MTZ003 - FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS... WHITEFISH 3100 0.93 800 AM RONAN 3060 0.36 930 AM POLSON 2990 0.47 500 PM CRESTON 2950 0.24 930 AM SAINT IGNATIUS 2940 0.26 930 AM POLSON KERR DAM 2730 0.56 500 PM ...MTZ004 - LOWER CLARK FORK REGION... SLEEPING WOMAN 6152 0.10 400 AM HOODOO BASIN 6050 0.30 400 AM MULLAN PASS 6026 0.19 1000 AM LOOKOUT 5121 0.20 800 AM ALBERTON 3060 0.29 800 AM SUPERIOR 2710 0.44 400 PM ST. REGIS 2680 0.17 900 AM THOMPSON FALLS A/P 2460 0.23 900 AM TROUT CREEK R.S. 2356 0.33 200 PM ...MTZ005 - MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS... SMITH CREEK 5650 0.20 900 AM LITTLE ROCK CREEK 5507 0.12 900 AM DARBY R.S. 3880 0.20 700 AM MISSOULA WFO 3197 0.17 1200 AM ...MTZ006 - BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS... SADDLE MOUNTAIN 7900 0.10 400 AM SKALKAHO SUMMIT 7251 0.10 400 AM TWIN LAKES 6401 0.30 400 AM DALY CREEK 5781 0.10 400 AM NEZ PERCE CAMP 5640 0.50 400 AM TWELVEMILE CREEK 5600 0.30 400 AM LOLO PASS 5239 0.40 800 AM SULA 4570 0.16 930 AM LOLO HOT SPRINGS 4055 0.10 700 AM ...MTZ007 - BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION... BARKER LAKES 8251 0.20 400 AM WARM SPRINGS 7798 0.30 400 AM PETERSON MEADOWS 7200 0.30 400 AM GEORGETOWN LAKE 6410 0.14 830 AM NORTH FORK ELK CREE 6250 0.30 400 AM ...MTZ043 - POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION... STUART MOUNTAIN 7401 0.30 400 AM NORTH FORK JOCKO 6329 0.80 400 AM STINKWATER CREEK 5428 0.13 900 AM KRAFT CREEK 4751 0.30 400 AM LUBRECHT FLUME 4678 0.10 400 AM SEELEY LAKE R.S. 4100 0.11 930 AM CONDON WORK CENTER 3684 0.61 900 AM MISSOULA 2 NE 3420 0.19 1200 AM  165 NOUS46 KHNX 231614 PNSHNX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 700 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  823 NOUS43 KFGF 231622 CCA PNSFGF MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-130515- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1122 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA... THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED ACROSS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. BELOW ARE THE EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE REPORTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF DATA SOURCES. THE MAJORITY WERE OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR ND ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE BOARD OBSERVERS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. NDAWN - NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK AWOS - AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION RAWS - REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION RIVER GAGE - AUTOMATED RECORDING DEVICE AT RIVER STAGE SITE LOCATION AMOUNT -------------------------------------------------- CAVALIER ND 2.97 EDINBURG ND 0.5W 2.83 CAVALIER ND NDAWN 2.80 PEMBINA ND 2.77 ADAMS ND 2.69 STUMP LAKE ND NW CORNER 2.50 FORT TOTTEN ND RAWS 2.33 MILTON ND 2.5NE 2.25 WALHALLA ND 7S/1E 2.20 PARK RIVER ND 4N 1.82 EDINBURG ND 1.81 CAVALIER ND 4W 1.80 EDMORE ND 1.80 HUMBOLDT MN NDAWN 1.63 STARKWEATHER ND 1.47 MCHENRY ND NDAWN 1.42 OBERON ND 4N 1.35 LANGDON ND 1.26 MICHIGAN ND 2W NDAWN 1.17 GRAFTON ND 7N 1.15 LANGDON ND 1E NDAWN 1.13 FOREST RIVER ND NDAWN 0.81 ROSEAU MN RAWS 0.78 LANCASTER MN 0.76 GREENBUSH MN 0.70 CANDO ND 2N NDAWN 0.60 ROSEAU MN RAWS 0.59 SARLES ND 5NE 0.56 AGASSIZ WILDLIFE REFUGE MN 0.53 HANSBORO ND 0.53 STEPHEN MN NDAWN 0.53 VIKING MN 0.53 ARGYLE MN 0.39 DAZEY ND 0.39 HALLOCK MN AWOS 0.38 GRAND FORKS NWS ND 0.36 WARROAD MN 0.34 MAYVILLE ND 0.32 PILLSBURY ND NDAWN 0.31 SEBEKA MN 0.31 HAVANA ND 0.30 WARWICK ND RIVER GAGE 0.29 WADENA MN 0.27 CAMPBELL MN RIVER GAGE 0.26 COOPERSTOWN ND 0.25 DALTON MN 0.23 GRYGLA MN DNR 0.23 BAUDETTE MN RAWS 0.22 COLGATE ND 0.22 LONG LOST LAKE MN 0.22 FORMAN ND 0.20 MAYVILLE ND 5E RAWS 0.20 DETROIT LAKES MN RAWS 0.18 ORWELL DAM MN 0.18 NEW YORK MILLS MN 0.17 RED LAKE FALLS MN 0.17 FOXHOME MN RIVER GAGE 0.16 ITASCA MN 0.16 VALLEY CITY ND 2E 0.16 BADOURA MN RAWS 0.14 BEMIDJI MN RAWS 0.14 PELICAN RAPIDS MN 0.12 OAKES ND NDAWN 0.11 LIDGERWOOD ND 0.10 ROTHSAY MN 0.10 BRECKENRIDGE MN 0.09 MAPLETON ND 0.09 SHELLY MN RIVER GAGE 0.09 TAMARAC WILDLIFE REGFUGE MN 0.09 WAHPETON ND 5NW NDAWN 0.08 BALDHILL DAM ND 0.07 HIGHLANDING MN RIVER GAGE 0.07 LAKE ITASCA MN RAWS 0.07 BEMIDJI STATE PARK MN 0.06 GWINNER ND 0.06 WYNDMERE ND NDAWN 0.02 GALESBURG ND NDAWN 0.04 KELLIHER RAWS 0.04 BAKER ND NDAWN 0.03 HILLSBORO ND 6S NDAWN 0.02 NDSU ND NDAWN 0.02 PERLEY MN NDAWN 0.02 ADA MN RIVER GAGE 0.01 $$ HOMANN  062 NOUS43 KFGF 231622 RRA PNSFGF MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-130515- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1121 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA... THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED ACROSS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. BELOW ARE THE EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE REPORTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF DATA SOURCES. THE MAJORITY WERE OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR ND ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE BOARD OBSERVERS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. NDAWN - NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK AWOS - AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION RAWS - REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION RIVER GAGE - AUTOMATED RECORDING DEVICE AT RIVER STAGE SITE LOCATION AMOUNT -------------------------------------------------- CAVALIER ND 2.97 EDINBURG ND 0.5W 2.83 CAVALIER ND NDAWN 2.80 PEMBINA ND 2.77 ADAMS ND 2.69 STUMP LAKE ND NW CORNER 2.50 FORT TOTTEN ND RAWS 2.33 MILTON ND 2.5NE 2.25 WALHALLA ND 7S/1E 2.20 PARK RIVER ND 4N 1.82 EDINBURG ND 1.81 CAVALIER ND 4W 1.80 EDMORE ND 1.80 HUMBOLDT MN NDAWN 1.63 STARKWEATHER ND 1.47 MCHENRY ND NDAWN 1.42 OBERON ND 4N 1.35 LANGDON ND 1.26 MICHIGAN ND 2W NDAWN 1.17 GRAFTON ND 7N 1.15 LANGDON ND 1E NDAWN 1.13 FOREST RIVER ND NDAWN 0.81 ROSEAU MN RAWS 0.78 LANCASTER MN 0.76 GREENBUSH MN 0.70 CANDO ND 2N NDAWN 0.60 ROSEAU MN RAWS 0.59 SARLES ND 5NE 0.56 AGASSIZ WILDLIFE REFUGE MN 0.53 HANSBORO ND 0.53 STEPHEN MN NDAWN 0.53 VIKING MN 0.53 ARGYLE MN 0.39 DAZEY ND 0.39 HALLOCK MN AWOS 0.38 GRAND FORKS NWS ND 0.36 WARROAD MN 0.34 MAYVILLE ND 0.32 PILLSBURY ND NDAWN 0.31 SEBEKA MN 0.31 HAVANA ND 0.30 WARWICK ND RIVER GAGE 0.29 WADENA MN 0.27 CAMPBELL MN RIVER GAGE 0.26 COOPERSTOWN ND 0.25 DALTON MN 0.23 GRYGLA MN DNR 0.23 BAUDETTE MN RAWS 0.22 COLGATE ND 0.22 LONG LOST LAKE MN 0.22 FORMAN ND 0.20 MAYVILLE ND 5E RAWS 0.20 DETROIT LAKES MN RAWS 0.18 ORWELL DAM MN 0.18 NEW YORK MILLS MN 0.17 RED LAKE FALLS MN 0.17 FOXHOME MN RIVER GAGE 0.16 ITASCA MN 0.16 VALLEY CITY ND 2E 0.16 BADOURA MN RAWS 0.14 BEMIDJI MN RAWS 0.14 PELICAN RAPIDS MN 0.12 OAKES ND NDAWN 0.11 LIDGERWOOD ND 0.10 ROTHSAY MN 0.10 BRECKENRIDGE MN 0.09 MAPLETON ND 0.09 SHELLY MN RIVER GAGE 0.09 TAMARAC WILDLIFE REGFUGE MN 0.09 WAHPETON ND 5NW NDAWN 0.08 BALDHILL DAM ND 0.07 HIGHLANDING MN RIVER GAGE 0.07 LAKE ITASCA MN RAWS 0.07 BEMIDJI STATE PARK MN 0.06 GWINNER ND 0.06 WYNDMERE ND NDAWN 0.02 GALESBURG ND NDAWN 0.04 KELLIHER RAWS 0.04 BAKER ND NDAWN 0.03 HILLSBORO ND 6S NDAWN 0.02 NDSU ND NDAWN 0.02 PERLEY MN NDAWN 0.02 ADA MN RIVER GAGE 0.01 $$ HOMANN  242 NOUS43 KFGF 231622 RRB PNSFGF MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-130515- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1121 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA... THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED ACROSS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...MAINLY OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. BELOW ARE THE EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE REPORTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF DATA SOURCES. THE MAJORITY WERE OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR ND ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE BOARD OBSERVERS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. NDAWN - NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK AWOS - AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION RAWS - REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION RIVER GAGE - AUTOMATED RECORDING DEVICE AT RIVER STAGE SITE LOCATION AMOUNT -------------------------------------------------- CAVALIER ND 2.97 EDINBURG ND 0.5W 2.83 CAVALIER ND NDAWN 2.80 PEMBINA ND 2.77 ADAMS ND 2.69 STUMP LAKE ND NW CORNER 2.50 FORT TOTTEN ND RAWS 2.33 MILTON ND 2.5NE 2.25 WALHALLA ND 7S/1E 2.20 PARK RIVER ND 4N 1.82 EDINBURG ND 1.81 CAVALIER ND 4W 1.80 EDMORE ND 1.80 HUMBOLDT MN NDAWN 1.63 STARKWEATHER ND 1.47 MCHENRY ND NDAWN 1.42 OBERON ND 4N 1.35 LANGDON ND 1.26 MICHIGAN ND 2W NDAWN 1.17 GRAFTON ND 7N 1.15 LANGDON ND 1E NDAWN 1.13 FOREST RIVER ND NDAWN 0.81 ROSEAU MN RAWS 0.78 LANCASTER MN 0.76 GREENBUSH MN 0.70 CANDO ND 2N NDAWN 0.60 ROSEAU MN RAWS 0.59 SARLES ND 5NE 0.56 AGASSIZ WILDLIFE REFUGE MN 0.53 HANSBORO ND 0.53 STEPHEN MN NDAWN 0.53 VIKING MN 0.53 ARGYLE MN 0.39 DAZEY ND 0.39 HALLOCK MN AWOS 0.38 GRAND FORKS NWS ND 0.36 WARROAD MN 0.34 MAYVILLE ND 0.32 PILLSBURY ND NDAWN 0.31 SEBEKA MN 0.31 HAVANA ND 0.30 WARWICK ND RIVER GAGE 0.29 WADENA MN 0.27 CAMPBELL MN RIVER GAGE 0.26 COOPERSTOWN ND 0.25 DALTON MN 0.23 GRYGLA MN DNR 0.23 BAUDETTE MN RAWS 0.22 COLGATE ND 0.22 LONG LOST LAKE MN 0.22 FORMAN ND 0.20 MAYVILLE ND 5E RAWS 0.20 DETROIT LAKES MN RAWS 0.18 ORWELL DAM MN 0.18 NEW YORK MILLS MN 0.17 RED LAKE FALLS MN 0.17 FOXHOME MN RIVER GAGE 0.16 ITASCA MN 0.16 VALLEY CITY ND 2E 0.16 BADOURA MN RAWS 0.14 BEMIDJI MN RAWS 0.14 PELICAN RAPIDS MN 0.12 OAKES ND NDAWN 0.11 LIDGERWOOD ND 0.10 ROTHSAY MN 0.10 BRECKENRIDGE MN 0.09 MAPLETON ND 0.09 SHELLY MN RIVER GAGE 0.09 TAMARAC WILDLIFE REGFUGE MN 0.09 WAHPETON ND 5NW NDAWN 0.08 BALDHILL DAM ND 0.07 HIGHLANDING MN RIVER GAGE 0.07 LAKE ITASCA MN RAWS 0.07 BEMIDJI STATE PARK MN 0.06 GWINNER ND 0.06 WYNDMERE ND NDAWN 0.02 GALESBURG ND NDAWN 0.04 KELLIHER RAWS 0.04 BAKER ND NDAWN 0.03 HILLSBORO ND 6S NDAWN 0.02 NDSU ND NDAWN 0.02 PERLEY MN NDAWN 0.02 ADA MN RIVER GAGE 0.01 $$ HOMANN  543 NOUS46 KOTX 231625 PNSOTX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 915 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2007 ...A COOL DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR OVERNIGHT SKIES RESULTED IN TEMEPRATURES RADIATING NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...SPOKANE AREA...PALOUSE...AND OKANOGAN VALLEY. LISTED BELOW ARE THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES FOR 23 SEPTEMBER 2008. LOCATION ELEVATION TEMPERATURE SOURCE (FEET) (DEGREES F) ___________________________________________________________ ...IDZ002 - COEUR D'ALENE AREA... COEUR D'ALENE AP 2320 37 AWOS ...IDZ003 - IDAHO PALOUSE.... POTLATCH 2500 31 RAWS MOSCOW MTN 4700 35 SNOTEL ...WAZ032 - LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES... ALPOWA SUMMIT 1775 35 WA DOT ALPOWA CREEK 780 35 HADS DEADMAN CREEK 1100 33 HADS DEADMAN CREEK 690 31 HADS ...WAZ033 - WASHINGTON PALOUSE... PULLMAN/MOSCOW AP 2556 32 ASOS UNIONTOWN 2674 30 WA DOT ...WAZ034 - MOSES LAKE AREA... EPHRATA AP 1276 32 ASOS GRANT COUNTY AP 1184 33 ASOS SADDLE MTN 650 31 RAWS SOAP LAKE 1102 29 WA DOT GEORGE 1152 28 AGRIMET WHEELER/GRANT 1411 32 PAWS ...WAZ035 - UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN... ODESSA 1650 27 AGRIMET LIND#1 1640 33 SCAN HATTON/ADAMS 1306 32 PAWS LIND/ADAMS 1624 30 PAWS RITZVILLE/ADAMS 1886 31 PAWS ...WAZ036 - SPOKANE AREA... SPOKANE INTL 2356 34 ASOS SPOKANE NWS 2387 29 RSOIS FELTS FIELD AP 1952 38 ASOS FAIRCHILD AFB 2461 32 ASOS CHENEY 2230 28 RAWS REARDAN 2450 27 CWOP MEDICAL LAKE 2392 32 WA DOT SPANGLE 2444 32 WA DOT SPOKANE INTL AP 1998 33 WA DOT SR904 INTERCHANGE 2326 29 WA DOT ...WAZ043 - OKANOGAN VALLEY... OMAK AP 1302 26 ASOS BREWSTER 659 30 PAWS OMAK 1245 29 CWOP NESPELEM 1900 27 RAWS SINLAHEKIN CREEK 1450 26 HADS ...WAZ044 - WATERVILLE PLATEAU... DOUGLAS 2530 32 RAWS MANSFIELD 2159 26 WA DOT WATERVILLE 2159 28 WA DOT  705 NOUS41 KALY 231627 PNSALY CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-232200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1227 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER W X L 37...LOCATED IN HIGHLAND NEW YORK...IS TEMPORARILY OFF THE AIR DUE TO A COMMUNICATION LINE OUTAGE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TECHNICIANS...ALONG WITH LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY OFFICIALS...ARE LOOKING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE...AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. $$ FRUGIS  956 NOUS46 KOTX 231639 PNSOTX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 915 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...A COOL DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR OVERNIGHT SKIES RESULTED IN TEMEPRATURES RADIATING NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...SPOKANE AREA...PALOUSE...AND OKANOGAN VALLEY. LISTED BELOW ARE THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES FOR 23 SEPTEMBER 2008. LOCATION ELEVATION TEMPERATURE SOURCE (FEET) (DEGREES F) ___________________________________________________________ ...IDZ002 - COEUR D'ALENE AREA... COEUR D'ALENE AP 2320 37 AWOS ...IDZ003 - IDAHO PALOUSE.... POTLATCH 2500 31 RAWS MOSCOW MTN 4700 35 SNOTEL ...WAZ032 - LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES... ALPOWA SUMMIT 1775 35 WA DOT ALPOWA CREEK 780 35 HADS DEADMAN CREEK 1100 33 HADS DEADMAN CREEK 690 31 HADS ...WAZ033 - WASHINGTON PALOUSE... PULLMAN/MOSCOW AP 2556 32 ASOS UNIONTOWN 2674 30 WA DOT ...WAZ034 - MOSES LAKE AREA... EPHRATA AP 1276 32 ASOS GRANT COUNTY AP 1184 33 ASOS SADDLE MTN 650 31 RAWS SOAP LAKE 1102 29 WA DOT GEORGE 1152 28 AGRIMET WHEELER/GRANT 1411 32 PAWS ...WAZ035 - UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN... ODESSA 1650 27 AGRIMET LIND#1 1640 33 SCAN HATTON/ADAMS 1306 32 PAWS LIND/ADAMS 1624 30 PAWS RITZVILLE/ADAMS 1886 31 PAWS ...WAZ036 - SPOKANE AREA... SPOKANE INTL 2356 34 ASOS SPOKANE NWS 2387 29 RSOIS FELTS FIELD AP 1952 38 ASOS FAIRCHILD AFB 2461 32 ASOS CHENEY 2230 28 RAWS REARDAN 2450 27 CWOP MEDICAL LAKE 2392 32 WA DOT SPANGLE 2444 32 WA DOT SPOKANE INTL AP 1998 33 WA DOT SR904 INTERCHANGE 2326 29 WA DOT ...WAZ043 - OKANOGAN VALLEY... OMAK AP 1302 26 ASOS BREWSTER 659 30 PAWS OMAK 1245 29 CWOP NESPELEM 1900 27 RAWS SINLAHEKIN CREEK 1450 26 HADS ...WAZ044 - WATERVILLE PLATEAU... DOUGLAS 2530 32 RAWS MANSFIELD 2159 26 WA DOT WATERVILLE 2159 28 WA DOT  094 NOUS46 KMTR 231701 PNSMTR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 700 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... ...FLOOD SAFETY...FLOODING IS THE #1 WEATHER KILLER... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FLASH FLOOD AND RIVER FLOODING? FLASH FLOODING OCCURS WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND ENDS A FEW HOURS AFTER IT STARTS. RIVER FLOODING TAKES HALF A DAY OR LONGER TO DEVELOP AND FREQUENTLY RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR EVERY YEAR ACROSS CALIFORNIA. SINCE 1998...OVER 1000 FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CAUSING 28 FATALITIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD EVENTS PER YEAR. IN A BAD YEAR MORE THAN 200 SUCH EVENTS CAN OCCUR. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO DAYS. THE SHORT STREAMS AND STEEP WATERSHEDS EMPTYING ONTO LOWLANDS THAT MAY BE HEAVILY POPULATED, PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER WITHIN SHORT PERIODS AND DAMAGE IS OFTEN SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES COMPOUNDED BY THE DENUDING OF LARGE AREAS OF WATERSHEDS BY FIRE DURING THE PREVIOUS WILDFIRE SEASON. THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. THESE STREAMS ARE USUALLY LONGER THAN THOSE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REQUIRE A LONGER TIME TO BUILD UP A FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN THESE STREAMS A FLOOD MAY EXTEND OVER A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK OR LONGER. THE STREAMS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND CASCADES OVERFLOW EITHER AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL OR SNOWMELT, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAS NO DIRECT DRAINAGE TO THE SEA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO THIS AREA CAN RESULT IN THE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT OF BUENA VISTA LAKE AND TULARE LAKE. FLASH FLOODING IS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE A THREAT ONLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODS MAY BE MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT FLASH FLOODS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. A FLASH FLOOD REFERS TO A DANGEROUS SUDDEN RISE IN WATER ALONG A STREAM, RIVER, WASH, OR OVER A NORMALLY DRY LAND AREA. FLASH FLOODS RESULT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL, RIVER ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT, AND DAM OR LEVEE FAILURES. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR HOURS AND CAN MOVE AT SURPRISINGLY HIGH SPEEDS, STRIKING WITH LITTLE WARNING. THEY CAN ERODE AN ENTIRE MOUNTAIN SIDE, ROLL BOULDERS THE SIZE OF TRUCKS, TEAR OUT TREES, DESTROY BUILDINGS, WASH OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES. RAIN WEAKENED SOILS CAN ALSO RESULT IN MUD SLIDES CAPABLE OF CLOSING INTERSTATES. TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODS LISTEN FOR: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO EVACUATE ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS IMMINENT. WHEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR CLIMB TO SAFETY. MOVE TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE ACCESS IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY... THIS TELLS YOU THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS, SUCH AS RAILROAD UNDERPASSES AND URBAN STORM DRAINS, IS OCCURRING, BUT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. THE FOLLOWING BASIC FLASH FLOOD SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN YOU SEE FLOODING OR HEAR ABOUT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING... DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES, PARTICULARLY DURING THREATENING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A RIVER BE AWARE OF WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RIVER LEVELS RISE. DO NOT ENTER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOODED. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT WHEN THE WATER IS AT OR ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF WALKING OR FISHING ALONG A RIVER, BE AWARE THAT EROSION FROM SWIFT RUNNING WATER CAN CAUSE RIVER BANKS TO COLLAPSE. NEVER LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER, STORM DRAINS, VIADUCTS OR ARROYOS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BURN AREA FROM A RECENT WILDFIRE, YOU MAY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO-RELATED. WHILE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING AT HIGHWAY DIPS, BRIDGES AND LOW AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RISING WATER MAY ENGULF THE VEHICLE AND SWEEP IT AWAY. THE BEST ADVICE IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE: TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. STAY INFORMED. YOU CAN RECEIVE FORECASTS AND IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF WARNINGS ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/AWARENESSWEEK.PHP  346 NOUS41 KCAR 231710 PNSCAR MEZ029-030-241200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 110 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM CONCLUDED FOR DOWNEAST MAINE... THE 2008 FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM HAS CONCLUDED FOR DOWNEAST MAINE. WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S WERE RECORDED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 23...OVER ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS OF HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THIS HAS EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE GROWING SEASON FOR 2008. THIS AREA INCLUDES DOWNEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING FORECAST ZONES: ZONES 29 AND 30. ALTHOUGH LOW TEMPERATURES AT STATIONS ABUTTING THE COASTLINE OF WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED FREEZING OR SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES...THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION HAS. THEREFORE...FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES WILL CEASE OVER THESE AREAS AS WELL. ********************MINIMUM TEMPERATURES******************** LOCATION LOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS TEMPERATURE OF (F) MEASUREMENT MAINE ...HANCOCK COUNTY... PROSPECT HARBOR 34 700 AM 9/23 BAR HARBOR 36 700 AM 9/23 BROOKLIN SCHOOL CWOP 37 700 AM 9/23 CW6596 ELLSWORTH 38 700 AM 9/23 SOUTHWEST HARBOR CWOP 38 700 AM 9/23 CW8440 SEDGWICK RIDGE CWOP 41 700 AM 9/23 CW6342 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK 43 700 AM 9/23 BASS HARBOR 43 700 AM 9/23 NASKEAG POINT CWOP 43 700 AM 9/23 CW6014 STONINGTON 43 700 AM 9/23 ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... EPPING 28 700 AM 9/23 WHITNEYVILLE 29 700 AM 9/23 CHERRYFIELD 30 700 AM 9/23 EAST MACHIAS 30 700 AM 9/23 EAST MACHIAS CWOP 31 700 AM 9/23 DW1147 DENNYSVILLE 31 700 AM 9/23 CUTLER 36 700 AM 9/23 EASTPORT 36 700 AM 9/23 JONESBORO 37 700 AM 9/23 JONESPORT 37 700 AM 9/23 ROBBINSTON 37 700 AM 9/23 WEST QUODDY 40 700 AM 9/23 $$ MAT  027 NOUS46 KOTX 231720 PNSOTX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1015 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008 AVERAGE FIRST FREEZE DATES (MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 32F) ACROSS EASTERN WA AND NORTHERN ID... LOCATION 30-YEAR POR * DATE OF FIRST PERIOD OF (ASOS) AVERAGE AVERAGE FREEZE LAST YEAR RECORDS ______________________________________________________________ SPOKANE, WA OCT 3 OCT 7 SEP 29 127 YRS EPHRATA, WA OCT 18 OCT 18 SEP 29 60 YRS OMAK AP, WA OCT 11 OCT 12 SEP 29 78 YRS WENATCHEE, WA OCT 19 OCT 22 OCT 26 49 YRS LEWISTON, ID OCT 22 OCT 21 OCT 26 127 YRS SANDPOINT, ID SEP 18 SEP 16 SEP 20 98 YRS ** * POR - PERIOD OF RECORD (AVERAGE OVER ENTIRE PERIOD OF RECORDS) ** COOP DATA ...A COOL DRY AIRMASS COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR OVERNIGHT SKIES RESULTED IN TEMPERATURES RADIATING NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...SPOKANE AREA...PALOUSE...AND OKANOGAN VALLEY. LISTED BELOW ARE THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES FOR 23 SEPTEMBER 2008. LOCATION ELEVATION TEMPERATURE SOURCE (FEET) (DEGREES F) ___________________________________________________________ ...IDZ002 - COEUR D'ALENE AREA... COEUR D'ALENE AP 2320 37 AWOS ...IDZ003 - IDAHO PALOUSE.... POTLATCH 2500 31 RAWS MOSCOW MTN 4700 35 SNOTEL PLUMMER 2920 31 COOP ...WAZ032 - LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES... ALPOWA SUMMIT 1775 35 WA DOT ALPOWA CREEK 780 35 HADS DEADMAN CREEK 1100 33 HADS DEADMAN CREEK 690 31 HADS ...WAZ033 - WASHINGTON PALOUSE... PULLMAN/MOSCOW AP 2556 32 ASOS UNIONTOWN 2674 30 WA DOT ...WAZ034 - MOSES LAKE AREA... EPHRATA AP 1276 32 ASOS GRANT COUNTY AP 1184 33 ASOS SADDLE MTN 650 31 RAWS SOAP LAKE 1102 29 WA DOT GEORGE 1152 28 AGRIMET WHEELER/GRANT 1411 32 PAWS ...WAZ035 - UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN... ODESSA 1650 27 AGRIMET LIND#1 1640 33 SCAN HATTON/ADAMS 1306 32 PAWS LIND/ADAMS 1624 30 PAWS RITZVILLE/ADAMS 1886 31 PAWS RITZVILLE 1830 31 COOP ...WAZ036 - SPOKANE AREA... SPOKANE INTL 2356 34 ASOS SPOKANE NWS 2387 29 RSOIS FELTS FIELD AP 1952 38 ASOS FAIRCHILD AFB 2461 32 ASOS CHENEY 2230 28 RAWS REARDAN 2450 27 CWOP MEDICAL LAKE 2392 32 WA DOT SPANGLE 2444 32 WA DOT SPOKANE INTL AP 1998 33 WA DOT SR904 INTERCHANGE 2326 29 WA DOT DAVENPORT 2440 25 COOP ...WAZ043 - OKANOGAN VALLEY... OMAK AP 1302 26 ASOS BREWSTER 659 30 PAWS OMAK 1245 29 CWOP NESPELEM 1900 27 RAWS SINLAHEKIN CREEK 1450 26 HADS ...WAZ044 - WATERVILLE PLATEAU... DOUGLAS 2530 32 RAWS MANSFIELD 2159 26 WA DOT WATERVILLE 2159 28 WA DOT  793 NOUS43 KDLH 231759 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 100 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN LITTLEFORK MN...WXK-45...IS BACK TO FULL POWER. $$ 04  258 NOUS45 KABQ 231833 PNSABQ NMZ001>021-026-232130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1232 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE... NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS WILL BE DOWN FOR PERIODS OF MAINTENANCE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE BROADCAST INTERRUPTION ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABQ/ $$  348 NOUS44 KFWD 231851 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-232245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 151 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: NWS FORT WORTH TX SUBJECT: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS IN NORTH TEXAS: EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008 THE NWS AND THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE COASTAL SERVICES CENTER WILL BE ADDING NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WEB PORTAL. THESE MAPS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR 5 LOCATIONS IN NORTH TEXAS. FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CLEAR CREEK NEAR SANGER TX CLEAR FORK TRINITY RIVER AT FORT WORTH TX PALUXY RIVER AT GLEN ROSE TX TRINITY RIVER AT DALLAS TX WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER AT FORT WORTH TX THE INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS. USERS WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR VARIOUS LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE LARGEST FLOOD ON RECORD. FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS...COMBINED WITH RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS FORECASTS...ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION OF FLOOD RISK AND PROVIDE USERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. USERS CAN ACCESS THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND ASSOCIATED GEOSPATIAL DATA /SHAPEFILES/ THROUGH THE AHPS WEB PORTAL /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/ A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHP A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_MAPPING_USER_GUIDE.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: VICTOR HOM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL INUNDATION MAPPING PROGRAM LEADER PHONE: 301 713 0006 EXT. 173 E-MAIL: VICTOR.HOM@NOAA.GOV NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$  715 NOUS41 KALY 232004 PNSALY CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-232215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 404 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER W X L 37...LOCATED IN HIGHLAND NEW YORK...IS BACK ON THE AIR AFTER A COMMUNICATION LINE OUTAGE HAS BEEN FIXED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED...AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. $$ KL/FRUGIS  950 NOUS42 KTAE 232012 PNSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- 232115- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 412 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...THE HOLMES COUNTY NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT WESTVILLE FL (WWH-20) IS BACK ON THE AIR... THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT WESTVILLE FL...WWH-20...HAS RESUMED BROADCASTING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. $$ FOURNIER  326 NOAK48 PAFC 232024 PNSAFC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1225 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SEA ICE TO BEGIN ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG ALASKA NORTH COAST... SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALASKA COASTS OF THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS ARE 3 TO 8 DEGREES CELSIUS COLDER TODAY THAN AT THE SAME TIME IN 2007. WATER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS ARE UP TO 5 DEGREES COLDER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST FROM WAINWRIGHT TO KAKTOVIK HAVE DROPPED TO LESS THAN 2 DEGREES CELSIUS. WEATHER FORECAST MODELS ARE BRINGING COLDER AIR OVER THESE AREAS LATE THIS WEEK. IN 2007 SIGNIFICANT SEA ICE HAD FORMED ALONG THE ALASKA NORTH COAST BY THE 7TH OF OCTOBER. IN 2008 SEA ICE WILL RETURN EARLIER TO ALASKA WATERS. SEA ICE IN THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS HAS REACHED ITS MINIMUM FOR 2008. NEW ICE WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING IN THE BEAUFORT SEA THIS WEEK AND WILL START TO FORM ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OFF THE ALASKA NORTH COAST BY THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT SEA ICE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALASKA COAST FROM WAINWRIGHT TO KAKTOVIK BY THE 4TH OF OCTOBER. COASTAL WATERS EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY MAY HAVE ICE CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 4 TENTHS AS SOON AS THE 28TH OR 29TH OF SEPTEMBER. KCOLE  017 NOUS45 KBYZ 232037 PNSBYZ MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-241315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 237 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...BILLINGS SUMMER IN REVIEW... THE SUMMER SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 944 AM MDT ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON JUNE 20...FOR BILLINGS. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE BILLINGS AIRPORT IN 1934. ...JUNE 20 - JUNE 30... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 82.0 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 85.9 15TH WARMEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 54.3 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 55.4 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 68.1 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 70.6 19TH WARMEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.46 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.05 TIED FOR 6TH DRIEST ON RECORD ...JULY 1 - JULY 31... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 85.8 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 88.5 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 58.3 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 59.2 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 72.0 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 73.9 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.28 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.77 ...AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 84.5 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 88.0 19TH WARMEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 57.3 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 57.2 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 70.9 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 72.6 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.85 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.18 TIED FOR 15TH WETTEST ON RECORD ...SEPTEMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 22... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 74.0 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 70.2 14TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 48.0 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 47.0 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 61.0 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 58.6 TIED FOR 19TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.10 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 2.44 6TH WETTEST ON RECORD ...JUNE 20 - SEPTEMBER 22... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 82.4 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 83.8 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 54.8 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 55.8 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 68.6 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 69.6 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 3.69 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 4.44 16TH WETTEST ON RECORD $$ SOLUM  826 NOUS45 KBYZ 232053 PNSBYZ MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-241230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 253 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...MILES CITY SUMMER IN REVIEW... THE SUMMER SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 944 AM MDT ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON JUNE 20...FOR MILES CITY. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE MILES CITY AIRPORT IN 1937. ...JUNE 20 - JUNE 30... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 83.4 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 84.4 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 56.5 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 55.2 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 70.0 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 69.8 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.78 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.46 ...JULY 1 - JULY 31... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 87.9 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 89.7 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 60.2 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 60.1 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 74.1 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 74.9 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.61 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.88 ...AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 86.8 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 89.3 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 58.9 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 58.7 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 72.9 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 74.0 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.16 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.75 ...SEPTEMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 22... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 75.5 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 73.5 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 48.5 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 46.8 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 62.0 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 60.2 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.94 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.99 ...JUNE 20 - SEPTEMBER 22... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 84.1 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 85.2 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 56.6 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 56.0 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 70.4 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 70.6 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 4.49 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 3.08 19TH DRIEST ON RECORD $$ SOLUM  092 NOAK49 PAFG 232056 PNSAFG PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1256 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SEA ICE TO BEGIN ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG ALASKA NORTH COAST... SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALASKA COASTS OF THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS ARE 3 TO 8 DEGREES CELSIUS COLDER TODAY THAN AT THE SAME TIME IN 2007. WATER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS ARE UP TO 5 DEGREES COLDER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST FROM WAINWRIGHT TO KAKTOVIK HAVE DROPPED TO LESS THAN 2 DEGREES CELSIUS. WEATHER FORECAST MODELS ARE BRINGING COLDER AIR OVER THESE AREAS LATE THIS WEEK. IN 2007 SIGNIFICANT SEA ICE HAD FORMED ALONG THE ALASKA NORTH COAST BY THE 7TH OF OCTOBER. IN 2008 SEA ICE WILL RETURN EARLIER TO ALASKA WATERS. SEA ICE IN THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS HAS REACHED ITS MINIMUM FOR 2008. NEW ICE WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING IN THE BEAUFORT SEA THIS WEEK AND WILL START TO FORM ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OFF THE ALASKA NORTH COAST BY THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT SEA ICE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALASKA COAST FROM WAINWRIGHT TO KAKTOVIK BY THE 4TH OF OCTOBER. COASTAL WATERS EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY MAY HAVE ICE CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 4 TENTHS AS SOON AS THE 28TH OR 29TH OF SEPTEMBER. KCOLE  570 NOUS43 KPAH 232118 PNSPAH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 418 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING CONTINUES... ...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT... ...DAILY TEST MESSAGES WILL CONTINUE FROM THE PADUCAH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...A SPECIAL KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. THE STATE MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODING /UGC/ AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE; WOUS43 KLMK 241800 ADRKY KYC000-241815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 100 PM CDT WED SEP 24 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ THE ABOVE TEST IS PART OF THE OVERALL HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 5 2008. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES FOR THE PADUCAH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /NNNPAH/ WILL BE INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT WHERE NNN IS THE AWIPS PRODUCT CATEGORY AND PAH IS THE IDENTIFIER OF THE RELAYING NWS OFFICE OR THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE /USPS/ ID OF THE AFFECTED STATE OR TERRITORY. THE FOLLOWING AWIPS IDENTIFIER PRODUCT CATEGORIES /NNN/ ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN EACH OF THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WMO HEADINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE: AWIPS NNN MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ PRODUCT TYPE LINE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOWUP STATEMENT AVA AVALANCHE WATCH AVW AVALANCHE WARNING CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE EQW EARTHQUAKE WARNING EVI EVACUATION IMMEDIATE FRW FIRE WARNING HMW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING LEW LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY NUW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING RHW RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING SPW SHELTER IN PLACE VOW VOLCANO WARNING PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF TEST MESSAGES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5 2008. ALMOST ALL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ONE OF TWO TYPES: 1. A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 AT ABOUT 1815 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 1215 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADINGS INCLUDED IN THE LIST ABOVE AND WITH AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER USPS ID OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE TRANSMITTED CONFIRMING THE DATE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE NATIONAL TEST. 2. LOCAL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ORIGINATED BY DAVIESS COUNTY KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED AT ABOUT 1000 AM LOCAL TIME EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5. HOWEVER THE SEPTEMBER 17 MESSAGE MAY BE CONDUCTED LATTER IN THE MORNING. VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THE TEST MESSAGES MAY CHANGE...SUCH AS MESSAGE TYPE...CREATION TIME...SOURCE AND NWS OFFICE...AND TEST MESSAGE NUMBER. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS42 KTAE 081500 ADRTAE FLC005-081530- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1000 AM EST WED NOV 5 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS TEST MESSAGE NUMBER 1. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: RICK SHANKLIN WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WEST PADUCAH KY 270 744-6440 EXT 726 RICKY.SHANKLIN@NOAA.GOV JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX. $$ NNNN  251 NOUS45 KBYZ 232129 PNSBYZ MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-241245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 329 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SHERIDAN SUMMER IN REVIEW... THE SUMMER SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 944 AM MDT ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON JUNE 20...FOR SHERIDAN. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT IN 1934. ...JUNE 20 - JUNE 30... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 81.2 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 81.4 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 49.4 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 47.5 NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 65.3 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 64.4 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.42 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.26 ...JULY 1 - JULY 31... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 85.2 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 87.4 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 52.4 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 52.3 16TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 68.8 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 69.8 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.11 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.92 ...AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 84.9 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 88.0 19TH WARMEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 51.5 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 50.4 TIED FOR 20TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 68.2 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 69.2 NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.80 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 0.28 18TH DRIEST ON RECORD ...SEPTEMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 22... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 75.5 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 69.7 10TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 43.7 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 39.5 TIED FOR 3RD COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 59.6 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 54.6 TIED FOR 4TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.07 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 1.56 TIED FOR 15TH WETTEST ON RECORD ...JUNE 20 - SEPTEMBER 22... NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 82.9 2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 82.8 NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 50.2 2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 48.2 TIED FOR 4TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 66.5 2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 65.5 18TH COOLEST ON RECORD NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 3.41 2008 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION 3.02 $$ SOLUM  825 NOUS43 KARX 232132 PNSARX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 432 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...HIGHEST WINDS SORTED BY SUSTAINED SPEED IN THE PAST 6 HOURS... STATION COUNTY TIME SPEED GUST GRAND MEADOW - KIMT MOWER 1206 PM 36 MPH DODGE CENTER AWOS DODGE 154 PM 29 MPH 33 MPH ST CHARLES 4W RWIS OLMSTED 121 PM 25 MPH 31 MPH CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD 1255 PM 25 MPH ROCHESTER ASOS OLMSTED 1254 PM 24 MPH 35 MPH AUSTIN AWOS MOWER 115 PM 24 MPH 29 MPH PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 137 PM 23 MPH 28 MPH LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 153 PM 23 MPH 30 MPH SOUTH WINNESHIEK SCHOOL WINNESHIEK 229 PM 22 MPH MONONA HS AWS CLAYTON 259 PM 21 MPH DECORAH 2SE RWIS WINNESHIEK 105 PM 21 MPH 28 MPH PRESTON KIMT FILLMORE 1215 PM 20 MPH PLAINVIEW AWS WABASHA 1159 AM 20 MPH RICEVILLE - KIMT HOWARD 253 PM 20 MPH OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 1215 PM 20 MPH 25 MPH MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 256 PM 20 MPH 24 MPH BYRON/KASSON RWIS DODGE 1009 AM 18 MPH 30 MPH SPARTA AWOS MONROE 1215 PM 18 MPH 24 MPH AUSTIN KIMT MOWER 235 PM 18 MPH CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL AWS OLMSTED 159 PM 18 MPH WEST CONCORD - KIMT DODGE 155 PM 18 MPH ALMA AWS BUFFALO 314 PM 17 MPH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD 355 PM 17 MPH 26 MPH STANLEY 1 SE RWIS CHIPPEWA 222 PM 17 MPH 25 MPH MOUNT STERLING 1S RWIS CRAWFORD 209 PM 17 MPH 23 MPH LOYAL SCHOOL AWS CLARK 114 PM 16 MPH WINONA AWOS WINONA 135 PM 16 MPH 24 MPH ITHACA AWS RICHLAND 214 PM 16 MPH DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 314 PM 16 MPH 24 MPH WISC DELLS AWOS SAUK 255 PM 16 MPH 22 MPH PLAINFIELD AWS CHICKASAW 114 PM 16 MPH CRESTWOOD AWS HOWARD 159 PM 16 MPH ROCHESTER KELLOGG - KIMT OLMSTED 1235 PM 15 MPH BUFFALO LUTHERAN AWS BUFFALO 229 PM 15 MPH ALBERT LEA - KIMT FREEBORN 355 PM 15 MPH JOHN ADAMS - KIMT OLMSTED 315 PM 15 MPH RIVERDALE SCHOOL AWS GRANT 259 PM 15 MPH WILLOW CREEK - KIMT OLMSTED 1104 AM 15 MPH DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 235 PM 15 MPH 26 MPH NEW HAMPTON AWS CHICKASAW 214 PM 14 MPH BLACK RIVER FALLS RAWS JACKSON 1215 PM 14 MPH 21 MPH NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 1049 AM 14 MPH 23 MPH NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 148 PM 14 MPH 24 MPH ARCADIA HILL RWIS TREMPEALEAU 212 PM 14 MPH 28 MPH BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 1253 PM 13 MPH 18 MPH FRIENDSHIP AWS ADAMS 214 PM 13 MPH 3N LA CRESCENT APRS HOUSTON 1248 PM 13 MPH 20 MPH RICHLAND CENTER AWS RICHLAND 329 PM 13 MPH WSU CAMPUS AWS WINONA 1259 PM 12 MPH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWS CRAWFORD 229 PM 12 MPH NEW HAMPTON RWIS CHICKASAW 203 PM 12 MPH 22 MPH KEY TO OBSERVATION TYPES AWS - SENSORS FROM AWS INCORPORATED. OFTEN LOCATED AT SCHOOLS. RWIS - ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. LOCATED ON MAJOR ROADS AND BRIDGES. RAWS - FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. OFTEN LOCATED IN FORESTS. ASOS/AWOS - AVIATION WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. LOCATED AT AIRPORTS. OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$ BROOKS  385 NOUS43 KARX 232145 PNSARX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 445 PM CDT THU SEP 23 2008 ...EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE 80 DEGREE TEMPERATURE IN LA CROSSE WI... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS 83 DEGREES TODAY. THIS MADE IT THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE DAY THAT THE TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED OR EXCEEDED 80 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE FOURTEENTH TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED IN A SEPTEMBER IN LA CROSSE SINCE 1873. TEN OF THESE STREAKS BEGAN DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. THIS IS THE LONGEST STRETCH OF 80 DEGREES THIS LATE IN THE YEAR SINCE 1908 /10 STRAIGHT DAYS FROM SEPTEMBER 17 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26/. THE ONLY OTHER COMPARABLE STREAK OCCURRED BACK IN 1891 /11 STRAIGHT DAYS FROM SEPTEMBER 14 TO SEPTEMBER 24/. $$ BOYNE  463 NOUS45 KPUB 232300 PNSPUB COZ070-085-086-232359 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 459 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008 PUEBLO HIGH TODAY................. 78 LOW THIS MORNING........... 45 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 COLORADO SPRGS HIGH TODAY................. 73 LOW THIS MORNING........... 49 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 PK WIND 26 MPH FROM S AT 432 PM. ALAMOSA HIGH TODAY................. 75 LOW THIS MORNING........... 27 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 $$  904 NOUS43 KDMX 232318 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-241130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 618 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...DAILY 4 INCH SOIL TEMPERATURES... .BR DSM 0923 C DH1700/TSRIZX : :ID LOCATION 4 INCH TEMP : ATLI4 : ATLANTIC : M BLGI4 : BURLINGTON : 70 CSAI4 : CASTANA : 65 DVN : DAVENPORT : 70 DMX : JOHNSTON : 67 DCR : DECORAH : M ESTI4 : ESTHERVILLE : M ICYI4 : IOWA CITY : M KANI4 : KANAWHA : 69 3OI : LAMONI : 72 NHUI4 : NASHUA : 69 OELI4 : OELWEIN : 66 OSKI4 : OSKALOOSA : M 3SE : SPENCER : M TLDI4 : TOLEDO : 68 .END $$ KLP