PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   600 AM CST THU NOV 14 2013   
      
   ...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS IN ARKANSAS...   
      
   NOVEMBER 11TH THROUGH 15TH 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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