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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1139 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL POTENTIALLY BRING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...

THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST ACROSS
PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...LIKELY PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS AND RAIN IMPACTS TO THE REGION. THE FOLLOWING IS
PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS TO CONSIDER
BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES.

SHORELINE RESIDENTS OF LAKE ONTARIO AND LAKE ERIE...

- STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LARGE WAVE ACTION WILL
  PRODUCE LAKESHORE FLOODING. THE FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY IN THE
  NUMEROUS BAYS AND INLETS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO
  AND LAKE ERIE SOUTH OF SUNSET BAY.

- IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA WHICH MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LAKESHORE
  FLOODING...BEGIN TO TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.

- KNOW WHERE YOUR GAS AND WATER SHUTOFFS ARE. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT 
  YOU TURN OFF BOTH YOUR GAS AND WATER IF FLOODING BEGINS TO
  IMPACT YOUR HOME.

THE MARINE COMMUNITY...

- GREAT LAKES CARRIERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY...AND
  CONSIDER AVOIDING THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

- RECREATIONAL BOATERS WHO STILL HAVE THEIR BOATS IN THE WATER
  SHOULD CONSIDER REMOVING THEM IF POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT WATER
  LEVEL CHANGES IN HARBORS MAY BREAK BOATS FREE FROM THEIR
  MOORINGS.

- NOW IS THE TIME TO INSPECT YOUR LINES.

- ENSURE THAT YOUR VESSEL IS AS WATERTIGHT AS POSSIBLE. 

- WHEN YOU ARE THROUGH...HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR. IT ONLY TAKES ONE
  POORLY TIED BOAT IN A MARINA TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE DOCK.

RESIDENTS...

- BE SURE TO HAVE PLENTY OF BATTERIES ON HAND FOR FLASHLIGHTS... 
  AM/FM RADIOS...AND YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 
 
- PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES. BE SURE TO HAVE
  CANNED FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS ON HAND THAT DO NOT NEED
  REFRIGERATION. PLAN TO ALSO HAVE FRESH WATER IN STORE SHOULD YOU
  LOSE THE SOURCE OF FRESH WATER. TURN THE REFRIGERATOR DOWN TO
  THE COLDEST SETTING.

- IF YOU OWN A PORTABLE GENERATOR...BE SURE IT IS PROPERLY HOOKED
  INTO THE POWER SUPPLY. IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED...IT MAY
  DO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY. NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INSIDE
  OR IN A GARAGE...ONLY OUTSIDE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA TO AVOID
  CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

- RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SURVEY THEIR OUTDOOR PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE
  OBJECTS THAT CAN EASILY BE THROWN BY THE WIND ARE STRONGLY TIED
  DOWN OR PROPERLY STORED AWAY FROM THE WIND. OBJECTS MAY INCLUDE
  ANY HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS...PATIO FURNITURE AND OUTDOOR CHAIRS.

- PEOPLE THAT HAVE SHALLOW ROOTED PINES ON THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST 
  SIDE OF THEIR HOMES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WARY OF THE POTENTIAL
  FOR THE TREES TO BECOME TOPPLED. THIS COULD INCLUDE SLEEPING IN
  ROOMS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HOMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE
 WINDS TONIGHT.

- THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING
  AREAS SHOULD BE READY TO HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING
  OCCUR.

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RSH