Introduction to Severe Weather Awareness Week

Spring in the Pacific Northwest can bring snow one day, then thunderstorms the next. The chance of severe thunderstorms will be increasing through the next several weeks. Are you prepared for severe thunderstorms that produce large hail, tornadoes, flash flooding, mudslides and even lightning caused wildfires? Are you ready for storms along the coast? This is the time to learn more about severe weather, develop severe weather preparedness plans, and test vital communications.

To help our communities learn more about these dangers, NOAA's National Weather Service will issue Public Information Statements throughout the week to discuss:

Remember, in times of severe weather, you can get all these vital NOAA/National Weather Service messages via NOAA Weather Radio, your favorite local media, or through NOAA's National Weather Service websites.

This message is brought to you by your local NOAA National Weather Service offices. Here are a few more links that will provide additional information..

1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. National Weather Service's Safety website
3. Severe Weather Preparedness
   
4. National Interagency Fire Center
5. NOAA's National Fire Weather Data Page
6. National Wildfire Data