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blanket and sleeping bag per per
son, a first-aid kit, emergency tools,
an extra set of car keys and cash,
and special items for infant, elderly,
or disabled family members.
* Practice and maintain your
plan. Ask questions to be sure
that everyone understands what
to do and who to call. Conduct
drills on a regular basis.
Since tornado damage or
destruction is usually concentrat
ed in relatively small areas, much
of the responsibility of warning,
evacuation, and sheltering falls
upon individual citizens and local
communities.
Tornado detection requires a
complex network of storm spot
ters and reporting procedures
within each “tornado watch” area,
for a community to establish an
effective tornado “watch-and
waming network,” the first step
up warning center. Secondly,
establish a skywarn observe sys
tem” through which all citizens
can report to the community
warning center.
A tornado watch means torna
does arc expected to develop.
Keep a battery-powered radio or
television set nearby and listen for
the latest weather reports, even if
the sky is blue. Tornadoes develop
very rapidly.
A tornado warning means a tor
nado has actually been sighted or
indicated by weather radar.
Immediately seek inside shelter in a
storm cellar or the center interior of a
reinforced building. Stay away from
window. Get under a heavy table or
curl up so that your head and eyes are
protected. Keep a battery-powered
radio or television nearby and listen
for further advisories.
During a tornado, if you are in
an indoor shelter, stay away from
electrical appliances while the
storm is overhead. If you are
forced to take shelter outdoors,
stay far away from conductive
objects such as single trees and
power poles.
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Flash flooding may also occur
as a result of heavy thunderstorms
and tornadoes. Consider this fac
tor when selecting your shelter. If
you live in a flash flood area, stay
tuned to your radio or television
station for information on possi
ble flooding. If you take shelter in
a ditch during a tornado warning,
be alert to rapidly rising water
and move to a safer location as
soon as possible.
Winter storms are also a threat
at this time of year. They are
deceptive killers because most
deaths are indirectly related to the
storm. People die in traffic acci
dents, from heart attacks while
shoveling snow, from hypother
mia after prolonged exposure to
cold and in house fires while
burning alternative fuels for heat
or light during power outages.
To prevent the harmful effects
of a winter storm do the following:
* Have additional fuel supplies on
hand
* Have an emergency heating source
* Close off ur needed rooms
* Winterize your vehicle
* Conserve your energy
* Limit travel to emergencies only
Stay ahead of winter storms by
listening to the radio or television
for a winter storm watch, where
severe weather conditions are
possible in the next day or two;
winter storm warnings, where
conditions have begun or about to
begin; blizzard warnings, where
visibility will be near zero and
refuge should be found; winter
weather advisory, where condi
tions are expected to cause signif
icant inconveniences and may be
hazardous; and frost/freeze warn
ings, where below freezing tem
peratures are expected and may
cause significant flamage.
Georgia had 23 weather relat
ed deaths in 1998 alone.
If you have questions call the
Georgia Emergency
Management Agency at 1-800-
TRY-GEMA.
Ricky Wheeler leaving
Houston County Extension
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students at the school.
Students must apply and be accepted to attend the school. The
school system has already identified about 150 Houston County stu
dents who could benefit from the new school. The school is scheduled
to open in the fall.
Thompson said NovaNET has been implemented in 650 school dis
tricts and has a 90 percent success rate.
In Raleigh, N.C., of the 225 students two attended the school there,
200 graduated from the 27 courses offered at the school.
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From Staff Reports
Ricky Wheeler, Houston
County Extension Agent, has
accepted a promotion to the
position of County Coordinator
for the Newton County
Extension Service, effective
March 1.
His last day at the Perry
office will be Feb. 28.
Wheeler, who came to Perry
from an Extension position in
Macon County, said that he has
enjoyed his work in Houston
County, but is looking forward
to the increased responsibilities
of his position in Newton
County.
“The people here have been
very good to me,” he said, “ and
they’ve made me feel very wel
come."
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