THIS NEWS RELEASE CONCLUDES SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY WEEK...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
900 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN MICHIGAN CONCLUDES TODAY...

TODAY WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT MAY HELP PREPARE YOU FOR POSSIBLE
SEVERE WEATHER...

 - HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...

   THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED IN THE MORNING WHENEVER THUNDERSTORMS
   ARE FORECAST IN ANY PART OF MICHIGAN FOR THAT DAY. THIS
   STATEMENT WILL DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE                
   THUNDERSTORMS IN MICHIGAN THAT DAY...DESCRIBE THOSE AREAS     
   THAT ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED...THE TYPES OF THREATS
   EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS...AND DETERMINE WHAT TIME
   THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO THE
   AFFECTED AREAS.  SPOTTER ACTIVATION INFORMATION IS ALSO
   INCLUDED WITH THIS STATEMENT.

 - SHORT TERM FORECAST PRODUCT...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS...
   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS OR ADVISORIES

   THESE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED MORE FREQUENTLY DURING ACTIVE
   WEATHER SITUATIONS. DURING TIMES OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE
   WEATHER CONDITIONS...THEY RELAY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON WATCHES
   IN EFFECT...AND WILL FORECAST WHERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND THEIR
   HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR BE LOCATED OVER THE NEXT
   HOUR OR TWO.

 - NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...

   THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NATIONAL
   WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN MICHIGAN OPERATE NOAA WEATHER
   RADIO ALL HAZARDS TRANSMITTERS THAT CAN REACH THE MAJORITY OF  
   THE POPULATION. NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS PROVIDES UP TO
   DATE WEATHER INFORMATION 24 HOURS A DAY. WARNINGS AND WATCHES
   ARE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND       
   ARE BROADCAST RAPIDLY ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS.
   FREQUENT UPDATES ON SEVERE WEATHER...ALONG WITH CURRENT
   WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS...ARE RELAYED ON THE NOAA WEATHER  
   RADIO ALL HAZARDS. NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS IS THE QUICKEST
   WAY TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON WEATHER WARNINGS...STATEMENTS...
   AND FORECASTS.

   NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS MAY BE THE ONLY WAY TO RECEIVE
   WARNINGS...ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE AWAY FROM OTHER WARNING SOURCES.
   SOME NOAA WEATHER RADIOS COME WITH A WARNING ALARM TONE THAT CAN
   BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED WHENEVER A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED
   FOR YOUR AREA.  OTHER NOAA WEATHER RADIOS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
   DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS LIFE SAVING MESSAGES TO BE
   TARGETED TO A SPECIFIC AREA...LIKE A COUNTY. NOAA WEATHER RADIO
   ALL HAZARDS CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ANY PREPAREDNESS PLAN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
ALL HAZARDS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT...

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NWR   

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