PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
900 AM EST WED NOV 4 2009
 
...WINTER HAZARDS AWARENESS WEEK IS NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH 7...

MICHIGAN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS WINTER HAZARDS AWARENESS WEEK
AS DECLARED BY GOVERNOR JENNIFER GRANHOLM.  THE MICHIGAN
COMMITTEE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS REMINDS MICHIGAN RESIDENTS
TO PREPARE IN ADVANCE FOR THE CHANGES THAT WINTER WEATHER WILL
BRING TO OUR DAILY LIVES.  DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE FIRST
HEAVY SNOWFALL OR AN OUTBREAK OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR.
 
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE DANGEROUS...TRYING
TO SHOVEL IT CAN OFTEN HAVE FATAL CONSEQUENCES AS WELL.  IT IS EASY
TO OVEREXERT WHEN SHOVELING SNOW...SINCE THE COMBINATION OF COLD
AIR AND HARD PHYSICAL LABOR PUTS ADDED STRESS ON THE HEART.  PACE
YOURSELF CAREFULLY IF YOU MUST SHOVEL.  PUSHING A CAR OR WALKING
THROUGH DEEP SNOW CAN ALSO CAUSE OVEREXERTION.

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.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER.

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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