Subj : Public Info Statement
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Mar 02 2019 12:07 am
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
600 AM CST Sat Mar 02 2018
...Todays Topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Social
Media Communication...
The National Weather Service, in cooperation with the Arkansas
Department of Emergency Management, has proclaimed the week of
February 24th through March 2nd as Severe Weather Awareness Week
in Arkansas.
A different topic will be discussed each day, and todays topic
is Social Media Communication.
It is no secret that Arkansas gets its share of deadly weather
episodes. We remember the destructive tornadoes that tracked from
Arkadelphia to Little Rock in March of 1997. Then there was the
Super Tuesday twister that cut a 122 mile swath through seven
counties in February of 2008. Five years ago, a monster
tornado tore through Mayflower and Vilonia in April of 2014.
The devastation in the wake of these episodes reminds us of how
important it is to be prepared for volatile conditions. While
you cannot stop storms from developing, you can try to figure
out what to do before severe weather arrives. It is about being
proactive instead of reactive. This can be accomplished through
social media.
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are
powerful tools used by the National Weather Service to spread
the word about an upcoming high impact weather event, or to
continuously update people of how an event is unfolding. It is
a great way to retrieve reports from the public via photos and
videos. This can help forecasters determine exactly what is
happening, and provide more effective warnings for people
upstream of the reports.
Even when it is quiet, social media is used daily to raise
awareness of life-threatening weather, and for distribution of
forecast and climate information, education, and outreach.
You can follow the National Weather Service in Little Rock
online at the following addresses...
via Facebook...facebook.com/NWSLittleRock
via Twitter...twitter.com/NWSLittleRock
&&
For a list of all the tornadoes and other significant weather
events that occurred in 2018...
https://www.weather.gov/media/lzk/StormsOf2018.pdf
$$
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