PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

 
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 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
 627 AM MST SAT OCT 11 2008
 
 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 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.
 
 IF YOU OBSERVE THREATENING WEATHER...DO NOT WAIT FOR A WARNING TO BE
 ISSUED...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING.
 

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