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Public Information Statement 
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
703 AM EDT Wed May 23 2012

To:      Subscribers: 
         -Family of Services  
         -NOAA Weather Wire Service
         -Emergency Manager Weather Information Network
         -NOAAPORT 
         Other NWS partners and NWS employees

From:    Mark Tew
         Chief, Marine and Coastal Services Branch  

Subject: National Hurricane Preparedness Week May 27-June 2, 2012     
          
NWS has designated May 27-June 2, 2012, as National Hurricane 
Preparedness Week to highlight the importance of planning ahead 
to protect families and to secure homes and properties in advance 
of the upcoming hurricane season.

Hurricanes are powerful storms that can create severe flooding, 
dangerous storm surge, high winds, and tornadoes.  Although the 
nation has not experienced a major hurricane crossing the 
coastline since 2005, the torrential rainfall from Hurricane 
Irene in 2011 caused death and destruction in New Jersey, New 
York, and Vermont and serves as a reminder that hurricanes of all 
intensities can have long and lasting impacts far from the coast.

National Hurricane Preparedness Week will highlight preparedness 
and hazard specific information. Each day will focus on a 
specific theme as follows: 

May 27: Hurricane Basics
May 28: Storm Surge
May 29: Wind
May 30: Inland Flooding
May 31: Forecast Process
June 1: Get a Plan
June 2: Take Action

Audio and video Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in English 
and Spanish, as well as additional information on National 
Hurricane Preparedness Week, can be found at: 
 
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/

The PSAs are also available on NOAA YouTube at:  

http://www.youtube.com/usnoaagov
Finally, the NWS wishes to remind media, partners, and the public 
the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale provides information on 
wind impacts only.  The scale does not provide commentary or 
information on other impacts or characteristics of tropical 
cyclones.  Details on the scale can be found at: 
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
For questions on National Hurricane Preparedness Week or the PSAs 
please contact:

   Dennis Feltgen
   National Weather Service
   Miami, FL 33165-2149
   305 229 4404
   Dennis.Feltgen@noaa.gov

NWS National Public Service Information Statements are online at:

   http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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