PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
900 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009

...MICHIGAN WINTER HAZARDS AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES...

NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH 7 IS WINTER HAZARDS AWARENESS WEEK IN
MICHIGAN.  IN PREPARATION FOR THE WINTER WEATHER THAT WILL COME IN
THE MONTHS AHEAD...THE MICHIGAN COMMITTEE FOR SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS ADVISES YOU TO TAKE THE TIME NOW TO PREPARE YOUR
HOUSEHOLD FOR THE UNEXPECTED.
 
WINTER STORMS OFTEN CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND LOSS OF HEAT FOR
PERIODS OF HOURS...OR EVEN DAYS. IMPASSABLE ROADS AND THE LOSS
OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CAN FURTHER ISOLATE YOUR FAMILY.

ITEMS YOU SHOULD HAVE ON HAND TO COPE WITH SUCH CRISES ARE HIGH
ENERGY FOOD...SUCH AS DRIED FRUIT...NUTS OR OTHER HIGH PROTEIN
SNACKS...AND FOOD REQUIRING NO COOLING OR REFRIGERATION.  EXTRA
MEDICINE AND BABY ITEMS SHOULD ALSO BE STOCKED...ALONG WITH
FIRST AID SUPPLIES.

AN EMERGENCY HEATING SOURCE...SUCH AS A FIREPLACE...WOOD STOVE...
SPACE HEATER...OR A GENERATOR CAN BE A LIFESAVER...BUT CAN ALSO
TURN DEADLY. THESE MUST BE USED WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION...AND
ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT FIRES OR CARBON
MONOXIDE POISIONING.  SMOKE DETECTORS...FIRE EXTINGUISHERS...
AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS ARE VALUABLE EQUIPMENT THAT CAN
PREVENT TRAGEDY.
 
DO NOT FORGET EXTRA BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS.
YOUR INFORMATION SOURCES SHOULD INCLUDE A NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER
RADIO...FOR RECEIPT OF WARNING AND ADVISORY INFORMATION
IN ADDITION TO CONTINUOUS BROADCAST OF CURRENT CONDITIONS AND
FORECASTS.

OTHER WINTER SAFETY TIPS AND WINTER WEATHER DEFINITIONS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN DAILY STATEMENTS ISSUED THIS WEEK BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
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