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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
555 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...TORNADO SAFETY RULES FOR THE MID SOUTH...

YOUR SAFETY DEPENDS ON BEING CONSTANTLY ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT APPROACH YOU. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING TORNADO WATCHES. A CAREFUL LOOKOUT SHOULD
BE KEPT DURING ANY PERIOD OF SEVERE WEATHER ACTIVITY. PLAN IN
ADVANCE WHERE YOU WILL GO AND WHAT YOU WILL DO IF A TORNADO
THREATENS YOU.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IS
POSSIBLE...SO WATCH THE SKY FOR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS AND ALL
THE HAZARDS THEY BRING. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL
RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR WEATHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED...OR
INDICATED BY WEATHER RADAR. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM NEED
TO IMMEDIATELY FIND SHELTER...PREFERABLY IN A STURDY BUILDING...BELOW
GROUND IF POSSIBLE.

HERE ARE SOME TORNADO SAFETY RULES.

IN HOMES OR SMALL BUILDINGS...GO TO THE BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER...
OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM...ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL. GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY...SUCH AS A HEAVY TABLE OR A
BED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...ABANDON THEM AND GO TO A STORM SHELTER
OR STURDY STRUCTURE. IF THERE IS NO SUCH STRUCTURE NEARBY...LIE FLAT
IN A DITCH...RAVINE...GULLY...CULVERT...OR A LOW SPOT WITH YOUR ARMS
AND HANDS SHIELDING YOUR HEAD.

IN LARGE BUILDINGS SUCH AS SCHOOLS...FACTORIES...HOSPITALS...NURSING
HOMES...AND SHOPPING CENTERS...GO TO THE PREDESIGNATED SHELTER AREA.
INTERIOR HALLWAYS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR ARE USUALLY BEST. STAY AWAY
FROM ROOMS THAT ARE LARGE IN AREA BECAUSE THEY HAVE WEAKLY
SUPPORTED ROOFS.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOURSELF IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

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JLH/SJM