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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
120 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2001
 
...SAFETY RULES FOR TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL THIRD OF KENTUCKY. THE FOLLOWING 
SAFETY TIPS ARE BEING PROVIDED IN HOPE THAT THE BROADCAST MEDIA WILL 
FREQUENTLY BROADCAST THESE MESSAGES WHILE THE WATCH AFFECTS THEIR 
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE
WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...KEEP INFORMED OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THESE STORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY SO
THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS WHEN ADVANCE WARNING IS NOT POSSIBLE.

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS A TORNADO HAS BEEN SPOTTED OR INDICATED BY
RADAR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OR NEAR THE TORNADO...TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES:

1) IN OPEN COUNTRY...FIND A DITCH...CULVERT OR OTHER LOW AREA AND
LAY DOWN FLAT. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS FOR PROTECTION.

2) IN HOMES OR SMALL BUILDINGS...GO TO THE BASEMENT OR TO A SMALL 
ALL-INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR LIKE A HALL OR BATHROOM 
CLOSET. USE HEAVY FURNITURE FOR SHELTER OR COVER YOURSELF WITH A 
MATTRESS OR BLANKET.

3) IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...ABANDON IT AND GO TO A SUBSTANTIAL
STRUCTURE OR PLACE OF SAFETY. NEVER TRY AND OUT RUN A TORNADO BY
AUTOMOBILE.

4) IN SCHOOLS...HOSPITALS...FACTORIES OR SHOPPING CENTERS...GO TO
PREDESIGNATED SHELTER AREAS. INTERIOR HALLS ON THE LOWEST LEVELS ARE
USUALLY THE BEST. STAY AWAY FROM GYMNASIUMS OR AUDITORIUMS. AVOID
ALL OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.

THE KEY TO TORNADO SURVIVAL IS TO BE PREPARED AND TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED OR WHEN YOU FEEL THREATENED.
REMEMBER...THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE DURING A TORNADO EVENT MAY SAVE YOUR
LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THOSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

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