RSS FeedsIssued by NWS Jackson, KY
000 NOUS43 KJKL 201342 PNSJKL KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-201945- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 842 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...THIS WEEK IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK ACROSS KENTUCKY... THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PLANS PROVIDE FOR AS SAFE AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. MOST SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE SEVERAL SOURCES FOR WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA ALL-HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION...AS WELL AS INTERNET OR PAGING SYSTEMS. SCHOOLS HAVE PLANS ON DELAYING...EARLY DISMISSAL...OR CANCELLING SCHOOLS BASED ON FORECAST OR OBSERVED WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. WEATHER WATCHES USUALLY PROMPT DISCUSSION OF PLANS. ACTUAL CONDITIONS OR WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL USUALLY PROMPT DELAYS...EARLY CLOSURES OR CANCELLATIONS. TEMPERATURES...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN OR ROAD CONDITIONS DETERMINE A SCHOOLS COURSE OF ACTION. BEFORE SCHOOL...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS CARRY INFORMATION ON SCHOOL PLANS AS WELL AS PLANS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. OFTEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS WILL TEST ROAD CONDITIONS THEMSELVES BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS. MOST SCHOOLS HAVE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS FOR BUS DRIVERS AND ANNOUNCE TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT SCHOOL ANY PLANS DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL. SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND BUS DRIVERS ARE IN COMMUNICATION IF WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS REQUIRE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND BUS DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IN CASE CHILDREN HAVE TO WAIT A LONG TIME AT BUS STOPS. SO MONITORING FORECASTS AND SCHOOL PLANS THROUGH THE MEDIA OR SCHOOL WEB SITES WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. THIS HAS BEEN WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN KENTUCKY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH ITS PARTNERS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT URGE YOU TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER. THOUGH WE DO NOT KNOW HOW BAD THIS WINTER WILL BE...WE DO KNOW COLD AND SOME SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN EVENTS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN OUR DAILY LIVES. BEING PREPARED AND HAVING A PLAN WILL HELP MINIMIZE THE IMPACT BY WEATHER. REMEMBER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOKS AND WATCHES GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON STORM POTENTIAL DAYS IN ADVANCE. WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES MEAN THAT WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR SOON AND THIS WEATHER WILL LIKELY CAUSE YOU PROBLEMS. $$ JM/JP
