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NOUS43 KLSX 241328
PNSLSX
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-
085-099-270000-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
828 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY...
...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS!...
TODAY IS MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY. WITH THIS WEEKEND BEING
THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON...NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE DANGERS POSED BY SUMMER WEATHER. THE TWO
HAZARDS WE SEE MOST COMMONLY EACH SUMMER ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND LIGHTNING.
LIGHTNING IS OFTEN CONSIDERED AN UNDERRATED PROBLEM. LIGHTNING
USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME...AND TYPICALLY
DOES NOT CAUSE MASS DESTRUCTION...THUS LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES
MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM-RELATED EVENTS.
HERE ARE SOME BASIC LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES:
THE BEST PLACE TO BE FOR PROTECTION FROM LIGHTING IS IN A HOUSE OR
OTHER SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...DOORS AND METAL
PIPES. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING THE STORM. TURN OFF AND
UNPLUG SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS TELEVISIONS AND COMPUTERS.
AN ENCLOSED CAR IS A SAFE PLACE TO BE REGARDING LIGHTNING. A
CONVERTIBLE HOWEVER IS NOT RECOMMENDED. GET OFF HEAVY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS
TRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE OUTSIDE FROM LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...THE FOLLOWING MAY
SLIGHTLY LESSEN YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRUCK...BUT DO NOT KID
YOURSELF. THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE OUTSIDE. AVOID OPEN FIELDS...THE TOP OF A
HILL OR RIDGE TOPS. STAY AWAY FROM TALL...ISOLATED TREES OR OTHER TALL
OBJECTS. IF IN A FOREST STAY NEAR A LOWER STAND OF TREES. STAY AWAY FROM
WATER...WET ITEMS...AND METAL OBJECTS SUCH AS FENCES AND POLES.
$$
JPK
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NOUS43 KLSX 241323
PNSLSX
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-
085-099-270000-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
823 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY...
TODAY IS MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY. WITH THIS WEEKEND BEING
THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON...NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE DANGERS POSED BY SUMMER WEATHER. THE TWO
HAZARDS WE SEE MOST COMMONLY EACH SUMMER ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND LIGHTNING.
WHEN IT COMES TO THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS
AND TORNADOES TEND TO GET THE MOST ATTENTION. HOWEVER THERE IS ONE
DEADLY THING THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE...AND THAT IS LIGHTNING.
THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE OF LIGHTNING DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES IS 52.
MISSOURI WAS FORTUNATE IN 2012 AS THERE WERE NO LIGHTNING DEATHS.
HOWEVER THERE WERE THREE IN 2011 WHICH TIED WITH UTAH FOR THE MOST
IN THE COUNTRY.
AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT THERE ARE 1800 THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS
SOMEWHERE ON EARTH. IN THE UNITED STATES THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25
MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. LIGHTNING CAN
STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A
THUNDERSTORM...WHICH IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR
THE THUNDER FROM A STORM.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR THUNDER...THERE IS A SIMPLE REMEDY. WHEN THUNDER
ROARS...GO INDOORS!
$$
JPK
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NOUS43 KLSX 241321
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MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-
085-099-270000-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
821 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY...
TODAY IS MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY. WITH THIS WEEKEND BEING
THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON...NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE DANGERS POSED BY SUMMER WEATHER. THE TWO
HAZARDS WE SEE MOST COMMONLY EACH SUMMER ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND LIGHTNING.
HERE ARE SOME BASIC EXCESSIVE HEAT SAFETY RULES YOU SHOULD USE THIS
SUMMER.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND NATURAL FRUIT JUICES...EVEN IF YOU DO NOT
FEEL THIRSTY. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DRINKS WITH CAFFEINE
SUCH AS COFFEE...TEA...AND COLAS.
WEAR LOOSE FITTING...LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING. USE
SUNSCREEN AND WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT. REMEMBER THAT SUNBURN REDUCES
THE SKIN`S ABILITY TO PROVIDE COOLING.
AVOID GOING OUT DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE DAY AND TAKE FREQUENT
BREAKS IF WORKING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
INSIDE DURING THE DAY...KEEP SHADES DRAWN AND BLINDS CLOSED. USE AIR
CONDITIONING WHENEVER POSSIBLE. EVEN JUST TWO HOURS PER DAY IN AIR
CONDITIONING CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED
ILLNESS.
FANS SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN A VENTILATED ROOM. BLOW HOT AIR OUT A
WINDOW DURING THE DAY. THEN REVERSE THE FAN AT NIGHT TO BLOW COOLER
AIR INTO THE ROOM.
$$
JPK
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NOUS43 KLSX 241317
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MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
818 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY...
...BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT!...
TODAY IS MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY. WITH THIS WEEKEND BEING
THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON...NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE DANGERS POSED BY SUMMER WEATHER. THE TWO
HAZARDS WE SEE MOST COMMONLY EACH SUMMER ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND LIGHTNING.
EACH YEAR DOZENS OF CHILDREN AND UNTOLD NUMBERS OF PETS LEFT IN
PARKED CARS DIE FROM HYPERTHERMIA. HYPERTHERMIA IS AN ACUTE
CONDITION THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BODY ABSORBS MORE HEAT THAN IT CAN
HANDLE. IN 2012...32 CHILDREN DIED IN VEHICLES DUE TO EXCESSIVE
HEAT. IN 2011 IT WAS 33 AND IN 2010 49 CHILDREN DIED.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A PARKED VEHICLE CAN
RAPIDLY RISE TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL FOR CHILDREN...PETS AND EVEN
ADULTS. LEAVING THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPEN DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
DECREASE THE HEATING RATE. ON A SUNNY DAY WITH AN OUTSIDE
TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES...THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A CLOSED CAR CAN
REACH 94 DEGREES IN TWO MINUTES...AND ABOUT 120 DEGREES IN 60
MINUTES.
SO REMEMBER THIS SIMPLE SLOGAN. BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT!
MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN CLOSED CARS. AND
LEAVE UNATTENDED PARKED CARS LOCKED SO CHILDREN CANNOT GET INSIDE TO
PLAY AND POSSIBLY GET TRAPPED.
$$
JPK
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NOUS43 KLSX 241315 RRA
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MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-
085-099-270000-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
813 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY...
TODAY IS MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY. WITH THIS WEEKEND BEING
THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON...NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE DANGERS POSED BY SUMMER WEATHER. THE TWO
HAZARDS WE SEE MOST COMMONLY EVERY SUMMER ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND
LIGHTNING.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WAVES ARE A PROBLEM WE FACE IN MISSOURI ALMOST EVERY
SUMMER. THE SUMMER OF 2012 WAS A STARK REMINDER OF THE TYPE OF HEAT
WAVES THAT CAN OCCUR. THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR
SERVICES REPORTED THAT 52 PEOPLE IN MISSOURI DIED DURING THE SUMMER
OF 2012 FROM HEAT RELATED CAUSES.
WHILE HEAT WAVES OCCUR EVERYWHERE...CITIES ARE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE. BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDINGS...ASPHALT STREETS AND TAR
ROOFS ABSORB DAYTIME HEAT AND SLOWLY RELEASE IT AT NIGHT. AS A
RESULT THE TEMPERATURE CAN BE AS MUCH AS TWO TO FIVE DEGREES WARMER
IN A CITY THAN IN SURROUNDING SUBURBAN OR RURAL AREAS.
THE ELDERLY POPULATION IS THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE DANGERS OF
HEAT. THE ELDERLY SUFFER FROM A DIMINISHED ABILITY TO PERSPIRE...
WHICH IS THE HUMAN BODY`S MECHANISM TO COOL ITSELF DOWN. THUS THE
ELDERLY HAVE A REDUCED CAPACITY TO RELEASE HEAT FROM THEIR BODY.
IN ADDITION TO THE ELDERLY...INFANTS...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND PEOPLE
WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF
HEAT WAVES. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ACCLIMATED TO HOT WEATHER MAY
EASILY OVEREXERT THEMSELVES.
SO REMEMBER TO CHECK ON ELDERLY FRIENDS...RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS
THIS SUMMER. KEEP AN EYE ON CHILDREN PLAYING OUTDOORS TO MAKE SURE
THEY TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS TO COOL DOWN AND HYDRATE.
$$
JPK
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NOUS43 KLSX 241314
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MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-
085-099-202100-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
813 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY...
TODAY IS MISSOURI SUMMER WEATHER SAFETY DAY. WITH THIS WEEKEND BEING
THE TRADITIONAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON...NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE DANGERS POSED BY SUMMER WEATHER. THE TWO
HAZARDS WE SEE MOST COMMONLY EVERY SUMMER ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND
LIGHTNING.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WAVES ARE A PROBLEM WE FACE IN MISSOURI ALMOST EVERY
SUMMER. THE SUMMER OF 2012 WAS A STARK REMINDER OF THE TYPE OF HEAT
WAVES THAT CAN OCCUR. THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR
SERVICES REPORTED THAT 52 PEOPLE IN MISSOURI DIED DURING THE SUMMER
OF 2012 FROM HEAT RELATED CAUSES.
WHILE HEAT WAVES OCCUR EVERYWHERE...CITIES ARE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE. BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDINGS...ASPHALT STREETS AND TAR
ROOFS ABSORB DAYTIME HEAT AND SLOWLY RELEASE IT AT NIGHT. AS A
RESULT THE TEMPERATURE CAN BE AS MUCH AS TWO TO FIVE DEGREES WARMER
IN A CITY THAN IN SURROUNDING SUBURBAN OR RURAL AREAS.
THE ELDERLY POPULATION IS THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE DANGERS OF
HEAT. THE ELDERLY SUFFER FROM A DIMINISHED ABILITY TO PERSPIRE...
WHICH IS THE HUMAN BODY`S MECHANISM TO COOL ITSELF DOWN. THUS THE
ELDERLY HAVE A REDUCED CAPACITY TO RELEASE HEAT FROM THEIR BODY.
IN ADDITION TO THE ELDERLY...INFANTS...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND PEOPLE
WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF
HEAT WAVES. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ACCLIMATED TO HOT WEATHER MAY
EASILY OVEREXERT THEMSELVES.
SO REMEMBER TO CHECK ON ELDERLY FRIENDS...RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS
THIS SUMMER. KEEP AN EYE ON CHILDREN PLAYING OUTDOORS TO MAKE SURE
THEY TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS TO COOL DOWN AND HYDRATE.
$$
JPK
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