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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
750 AM MST THU SEP 18 2008

SUBJECT:  SEASONAL CHANGE
          IN PUBLICATION FREQUENCY AND TIME
          OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK /HWO/
          BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - FLAGSTAFF
          EFFECTIVE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21 2008

AS WE DO EACH FALL...BEGINNING SUNDAY...SEPTEMBER 21 2008...WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ FLAGSTAFF WILL REVERT TO EVENT-DRIVEN ISSUANCE
OF THE HWO. THAT IS...AN HWO WILL ONLY BE ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED SOMETIME DURING THE 7-DAY FORECAST PERIOD.
ISSUANCE TIME WILL REVERT TO 700 AM MST. THESE CHANGES ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE DECLINE OF THE SUMMER MONSOON SEASON.

THE DEFINITION OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER AS IT IS USED HERE IS...A
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITION OR EVENT POSING A THREAT TO LIFE
AND/OR PROPERTY.

DAILY ISSUANCE OF THE HWO WILL RESUME NEAR THE START OF THE NEXT
MONSOON SEASON /SOMETIME IN LATE JUNE OR EARLY JULY 2009/.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

  GEORGE HOWARD
  WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
  POB 16057
  BELLEMONT, AZ 86015
  928-556-9161 X223
  GEORGE.HOWARD@NOAA.GOV

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HOWARD

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
612 PM MST WED SEP 17 2008

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL OR SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...OR FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR
AREA.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...SEEK REFUGE
FROM THE STORM IN A STRONG BUILDING.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD TAKE SHELTER. INTENSE LIGHTNING...VERY
STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY COMBINE TO MAKE FOR VERY
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT
DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY INFREQUENTLY PRODUCE WEAK...SHORT LIVED
TORNADOES.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...EXTREMELY INTENSE
LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY AWAY FROM TALL
OBJECTS. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING THE TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT. STAY OUT OF BATHTUBS OR SHOWERS BECAUSE LIGHTNING CAN
TRAVEL THROUGH WATER PIPES.

NEVER TOUCH DOWNED OR BROKEN POWER LINES. DO NOT HANDLE LIVE
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT IN WET AREAS. REPORT BROKEN UTILITY LINES TO THE
APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.

STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN ALSO PRODUCE DUST STORMS WITH A
SUDDEN DROP TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN DESERT AREAS. IF YOU GET
CAUGHT IN A DUST STORM WHILE DRIVING...PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD AS FAR AS YOU CAN...PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK...TURN YOUR
LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IF
SOMEBODY SEES YOUR TAIL LIGHTS...HE OR SHE MAY THINK THAT YOU ARE
STILL ON THE ROAD. THIS IS THE REASON FOR TURNING YOUR LIGHTS ALL
THE WAY OFF AND TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.