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PNSALY
800 AM EDT Sat April 26 2025

...Severe Weather Awareness Week Concludes Today...

Plan now to keep safe during severe weather.

Develop a severe weather safety plan. Identify
a safe place to take shelter. Have a way to receive
the latest weather information. Know what action you
will take when a warning is issued. Conduct frequent
drills. Be smart. Take part. Prepare.

NOAA weather radio offers one way to receive immediate
relay of severe weather warnings. Many local television
and radio stations also broadcast weather alerts.
Rechargeable radios with NOAA weather radio and AM and FM
are available. Computers and wireless devices can receive
warnings.  Make sure your wireless phone is charged or keep
a portable battery pack.

Be weather ready. The national weather service issues severe
weather watches and warnings. A watch means that severe weather
or flash flooding is possible. A warning means that severe
thunderstorms, tornadoes or flash flooding is imminent or
occurring. When a severe weather warning is issued, take immediate
action to protect yourself.

Postpone outdoor activities if thunderstorms are nearby as all
thunderstorms contain deadly lightning. Apps to alert you of nearby
lightning are available. When storms approach, move to a sturdy
building or hard topped car. If you are boating or swimming, seek
shelter in a building on land immediately. If you see a flash,
dash inside!

If a tornado warning is issued, move to a pre designated place
of safety, preferably a basement or interior room away from
windows. Get as low to the floor as possible and cover your
head. Be aware of flying debris. Flying debris causes most
fatalities and injuries during a tornado. Mobile and manufactured
homes offer little protection from a tornado. Evacuate mobile and
manufactured homes and move to your designated place of shelter.

Never underestimate the power of water. More than half of all
flash flood related deaths occur in automobiles. Flooding hazards
are increased at night when visibility is reduced. The National
Weather Service urges you to respect all barriers that warn of
flooded roads. Don`t drive into flood waters. Turn around,
dont drown!

Finally, help make the United States a weather ready nation.
Share this information with everyone you know.
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NWS Albany