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Winter Weather Awareness: Winter Travel

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

900 AM EST TUE NOV 15 2011

...TODAY IS DAY THREE OF WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN WEST

VIRGINIA...

THE WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK TOPIC FOR TODAY IS STAYING SAFE WHEN TRAVELING IN THE WINTER.

DURING WINTER STORMS TRAVEL CAN BE VERY TREACHEROUS. IF TRAVEL CAN BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED...DO SO. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THE STORM THERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND TO ENSURE YOU ARRIVE SAFELY.

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR GAS TANK NEAR FULL. MAKE SURE YOUR TRIP IS PLANNED AND SOMEONE KNOWS YOUR ROUTE. IF YOUR VEHICLE BECOMES STRANDED IN THE SNOW IN THE COUNTRYSIDE DO NOT LEAVE IT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK TO A HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOWSTORM AND STRONG WINDS. PERIODICALLY RUN THE VEHICLE ENGINE AND HEATER BUT MAKE SURE YOU OPEN YOUR WINDOW A CRACK AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS FREE OF

SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ALSO...MAKE SURE YOU TIE A RED OR ORANGE RAG TO THE VEHICLE RADIO ANTENNA SO THAT OTHERS MAY SEE YOUR VEHICLE BETTER.

EACH WINTER MAKE SURE YOU HAVE UPDATED YOUR VEHICLE WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT. FULLY CHECK AND WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE WINTER. PACK EXTRA BLANKETS OR SLEEPING BAGS.

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...

A FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA BATTERIES

A FIRST AID KIT

HIGH CALORIE NONPERISHABLE FOOD

A SMALL CAN AND WATER PROOF MATCHES TO MELT SNOW FOR DRINKING

A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER

A SHOVEL

A WINDSHIELD SCRAPER AND BRUSH

BOOSTER CABLES

ROAD MAPS

THIS IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN WEST VIRGINIA. PUBLIC

INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TO GIVE

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.