DATE: February 16, 2007 5:12:46 PM EST
For more information contact:
Ken Davis
Georgia Emergency Management Agency
voice: (404) 635-7022
voice: (404) 535-1049
fax: (404) 635-7205
P.O. Box 18055
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
ken.davis@gema.ga.gov
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Georgia Emergency Management Agency
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SONNY PERDUE
GOVERNOR |
CHARLEY ENGLISH
DIRECTOR
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Severe Weather Awareness Week
February 19-23
Who
Statewide news media
What
are encouraged to focus attention on the following topics next week during Severe Awareness Week
When
Monday, Feb. 19 - Family Protection Day and NOAA Weather Radios
Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Thunderstorms
Wednesday, Feb. 21 - Statewide Severe Weather Drill and Tornadoes
Thursday, Feb. 22 - Lightning
Friday, Feb. 23 - Floods and Flash Floods
Where
Throughout Georgia
Why
To reduce deaths, injuries and destruction caused by severe weather
*For a copy of Governor Sonny Perdue's 2007 Severe Weather Awareness Week Proclamation, visit: http://www.piersystem.com/clients/c759/69024.pdf
For More Information
Visit GEMA's Web site: http://www.gema.state.ga.us the National Weather Service - Peachtree City, GA, Web site: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc or contact GEMA's Public Affairs Office
at (404) 635-7022 or 1-800-TRY-GEMA.
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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.state.ga.us
www.georgia911.org
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