Severe weather awareness week in the mid-south.

February 22, 2008 by ParsonsWeather.com.

The National Weather Service in cooperation with emergency management and the media will participate in severe weather awareness week across Tennessee…Arkansas…and Mississippi from Sunday…February 24th through Saturday March 1st.

The National Weather Service and the Mississippi…Arkansas…and Tennessee emergency management agencies are again asking for your help in spreading information about the threat of severe weather and the life saving measures to be taken when severe weather occurs.

Severe weather watches and warnings are ineffective when the public does not receive the message or does not know how to respond to severe weather by using known and easy severe weather safety procedures to protect their lives when inclement weather threatens.

Whether in the form of severe thunderstorms…tornadoes…or flash floods…severe weather can develop very quickly. Once a tornado approaches…or flooding develops…it is too late to start working on the preparedness plan. When severe weather develops…and warnings are issued…we must take immediate action to protect ourselves. Preparing for severe weather is the theme of this program.

The purpose of severe weather awareness week is to draw attention to the many aspects of severe weather which affect all of US…to focus on safety…and to learn what to do when hazardous weather threatens. Again…severe weather awareness week is from Sunday…February 24th through Saturday March 1st.

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