Subj : Public Information Statem
To : ALL USERS
From : DARYL STOUT
Date : Thu Nov 19 2015 08:47 am
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
600 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015
...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS IN ARKANSAS...
NOVEMBER 16TH THROUGH 20TH IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN
ARKANSAS. PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE
UPCOMING WINTER SEASON.
TODAYS TOPIC IS WINTER WEATHER SAFETY RULES.
THE BEST WAY TO SURVIVE A WINTER STORM IS TO PLAN AND PREPARE FOR
THE HAZARDS OF WINTER WEATHER. ALTHOUGH SOME WINTER STORMS DEVELOP
QUICKLY AND WITH SHORT NOTICE...MOST EVENTS CAN BE PLANNED FOR.
AT HOME...THE PRIMARY CONCERNS ARE FOR THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF POWER...
HEAT AND TELEPHONE SERVICE. FOOD SUPPLIES MAY ALSO RUN LOW IF
CONDITIONS PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SOME ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE
READILY AVAILABLE AROUND THE HOME PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF WINTER
WEATHER INCLUDE...
EXTRA FOOD AND WATER...ESPECIALLY CANNED GOODS
A FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA BATTERIES
FIRST AID SUPPLIES AND EXTRA MEDICINE
EXTRA BABY ITEMS
EXTRA WOOD FOR EMERGENCY HEATING
A BATTERY POWERED NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND PORTABLE RADIO
REMEMBER...IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT...A CORDLESS TELEPHONE WILL NOT
OPERATE. A CORDED PHONE WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION...SO IT IS A
GOOD IDEA TO HAVE ONE AVAILABLE.
IF POWER IS LOST...NEVER USE A GASOLINE OR DIESEL POWERED GENERATOR
INSIDE THE HOUSE...IN THE GARAGE...OR ANY OTHER ENCLOSED SPACE.
GENERATORS CAN CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE TO BUILD UP TO DEADLY LEVELS
IN ENCLOSED SPACES. OPERATE SUCH GENERATORS OUTDOORS ONLY.
TRAVEL SHOULD NEVER BE PLANNED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN DURING THE
WINTER MONTHS IN CASE A STORM STRIKES SUDDENLY OR TRAVEL IN BAD
WEATHER IS UNAVOIDABLE...
WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE FALL
KEEP YOUR GAS TANK FULL TO MINIMIZE ICE BUILDUP IN THE TANK
ALWAYS CARRY A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING BLANKETS...
FLASHLIGHTS...NON PERISHABLE FOOD...DRINKING WATER...
FIRST AID KIT...EXTRA CLOTHES...SHOVEL...ICE SCRAPER...
BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER AND JUMPER CABLES
BEFORE LEAVING...LET SOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND WHAT
ROUTE YOU PLAN TO TAKE
TRAVELING IN WINTER WEATHER IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. IF THE STORM EXCEEDS
OR TESTS YOUR DRIVING ABILITY...SEEK AVAILABLE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
ANOTHER WINTER THREAT IS HOUSE FIRES. DECEMBER...JANUARY...AND
FEBRUARY ARE THE LEADING MONTHS FOR HOUSE FIRES IN THIS COUNTRY.
MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF FIRE DEATHS TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE
WINTER MONTHS.
HERE ARE SOME PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN TAKE...
CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS SHOULD BE KEPT IN PROPER WORKING
ORDER. THIS INCLUDES REGULAR INSPECTIONS.
SPACE HEATERS NEED TO BE AT LEAST 36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANY
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. THE HEATERS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ON
WHEN NO ONE IS PRESENT OR WHEN PEOPLE ARE ASLEEP. THE
HEATERS SHOULD HAVE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF SWITCHES THAT TURN
THE UNITS OFF IF THEY TIP OVER.
FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS SHOULD BE INSPECTED AND CLEANED ON
A REGULAR BASIS. THE FIREPLACES SHOULD HAVE A STURDY SCREEN...
AND ONLY WOOD SHOULD BE BURNED.
WOOD STOVES SHOULD BE INSTALLED...USED...AND MAINTAINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. USE OF
A STOVE BOARD WILL PROTECT THE FLOOR. ONLY WOOD SHOULD BE
BURNED IN THE STOVE.
KITCHEN RANGES AND OVENS...CHARCOAL GRILLS...AND HIBACHIS
SHOULD NEVER BE USED FOR HEATING.
CARBON MONOXIDE IS ANOTHER HAZARD. IT IS A COLORLESS...
ODORLESS GAS AND IS PRODUCED BY GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES...
CHARCOAL GRILLS...AND WOOD-BURNING FURNACES AND FIREPLACES.
CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE AN
EARLY WARNING WHEN THE GAS BEGINS TO BUILD UP.
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