Public Information Statement : OKX @ 5/1/2012 11:49:26 AM

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!!! WEATHER ALERT This Is A BergenSkywarn WEATHER ALERT !!!
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
717 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVERAL AGENCIES
INCLUDING THE NY STATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION IS PROMOTING
SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY FOR ALL PEOPLE.

THIS STATEMENT COVERS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

SINCE 1996...HIGH WINDS PRODUCED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 14 DEATHS AND 137 INJURIES ACROSS THE
TRI-STATE REGION. ALTHOUGH HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND INJURE
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...IT RARELY KILLS.

CLIMATOLOGICALLY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON...AROUND 5 PM...FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST. A
TYPICAL EXAMPLE WOULD BE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
FORMING IN A MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS AHEAD OF A QUICK MOVING STRONG
COLD FRONT. MOST RECENT DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF STRONG WIND GUSTS
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS THAT BLOW
FROM ONE DIRECTION ARE CALLED STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED BY THE NWS STORM PREDICTION
CENTER UP TO 8 DAYS BEFORE A POTENTIAL EVENT AND BY NWS NEW YORK NY
UP TO 7 DAYS BEFORE A POTENTIAL EVENT IN OUR HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED BY THE NWS STORM PREDICTION
CENTER WITH LEAD TIMES UP TO 6 HOURS. A WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
IN AND AROUND AN AREA...USUALLY COVERING A FEW HUNDRED SQUARE MILES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE ON LONG ISLAND FOR 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW
YORK...INCLUDING THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NEW YORK CITY AND LONG
ISLAND...5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND 4 COUNTIES IN
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. WE USE A COMBINATION OF DOPPLER RADAR AND
VOLUNTEER SKYWARN SPOTTER OBSERVATIONS TO ISSUE WARNINGS.
LAST YEAR...WE CORRECTLY DETECTED AND WARNED FOR 83 PERCENT OF 209
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH AN AVERAGE LEAD TIME OF 21 MINUTES. WHEN A
WARNING IS ISSUED...TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION TO SAVE YOUR LIFE OR
MINIMIZE DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY.

WHEN YOU NEED TIMELY INFORMATION...TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL
HAZARDS...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NWS.

THE NEXT STATEMENT COVERS SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY.

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