National Weather Service’s 2nd Annual California Hazardous Weather Awareness Week
September 22-27

The week of September 22rd through 27th has been designated Hazardous Weather Awareness Week for the State of California . This is an excellent time for all individuals…families…businesses….schools….radio and television stations to review their hazardous weather preparedness plans. It is especially important for all new arrivals to the state to become familiar with the National Weather Service Watch and Warning definitions as well as weather safety procedures.

Each day of the week of September 22nd we will highlight particular weather hazards and/or dissemination information:

• Monday - Severe Weather
• Tuesday - Floods and Flash Floods
• Wednesday - Wildfires
• Thursday - Excessive Heat
• Friday - Coastal Weather/Winter Storms
• Saturday - NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards

Stay abreast of the latest weather information by checking weather.gov often and clicking on your area of interest.