StormReadyStormReady•New StormReady communities New StormReady communities

since last February include:since last February include:

•Bolivar County…Attala County…Bolivar County…Attala County…Yazoo County…Jackson State Yazoo County…Jackson State University…City of Mendenhall…University…City of Mendenhall…Smith County… Columbus Air Force Smith County… Columbus Air Force BaseBase

•Congratulations to each new Congratulations to each new StormReady communityStormReady community

You can become You can become StormReady also?StormReady also?

•The StormReady process can help The StormReady process can help prepare your community for prepare your community for hazardous weatherhazardous weather

•The process may be much easier The process may be much easier than you thinkthan you think

•See Steve Wilkinson for more See Steve Wilkinson for more information on the StormReady information on the StormReady programprogram

Used your NWSChat Used your NWSChat program lately?program lately?

•With severe weather season With severe weather season rapidly approaching…now is the rapidly approaching…now is the time to make sure your NWSChat time to make sure your NWSChat password is resetpassword is reset

• It must be reset on both the It must be reset on both the internet and in your software (if internet and in your software (if you are using Pidgin or GAIM)you are using Pidgin or GAIM)

•Have you tried NWSChat live? It is Have you tried NWSChat live? It is a web browser you can use to a web browser you can use to access the chat room from any access the chat room from any computercomputer

1.1. Smith, MS (tie) – 16Smith, MS (tie) – 16

2.2. Rankin, MS (tie) – 16Rankin, MS (tie) – 16

3.3. Hinds, MS (tie) – 14Hinds, MS (tie) – 14

4.4. Jones, MS (tie) – 14Jones, MS (tie) – 14

5.5. Noxubee, MS – 13Noxubee, MS – 13

6.6. Jasper, MS – 12Jasper, MS – 12

7.7. Holmes, MS – 11Holmes, MS – 11

8.8. Attala, MS (tie) – 10Attala, MS (tie) – 10

9.9. Kemper, MS (tie) – 10Kemper, MS (tie) – 10

10.10. Six tied with 9Six tied with 9

Top 10 counties with Top 10 counties with tornadoes since 10/1/06 in the tornadoes since 10/1/06 in the

Jackson Service AreaJackson Service Area

1.1. Attala, MS – 6Attala, MS – 6

2.2. Hinds, MS (tie) – 5Hinds, MS (tie) – 5

3.3. Holmes, MS (tie) – 5Holmes, MS (tie) – 5

4.4. Choctaw, MS (tie) – 5Choctaw, MS (tie) – 5

5.5. Kemper, MS (tie) – 5Kemper, MS (tie) – 5

6.6. Jones, MS (tie) – 4Jones, MS (tie) – 4

7.7. Noxubee, MS (tie) – 4Noxubee, MS (tie) – 4

8.8. Yazoo, Smith, Jasper, and Sharkey all Yazoo, Smith, Jasper, and Sharkey all tied with 3tied with 3

Top 5 counties with strong Top 5 counties with strong tornadoes since 10/1/06 in the tornadoes since 10/1/06 in the

Jackson Service AreaJackson Service Area

Severe Weather Awareness Week

•February 13-17 in both February 13-17 in both Mississippi and LouisianaMississippi and Louisiana

•Tornado drill will be held on Tornado drill will be held on Wednesday February 15 at 915 Wednesday February 15 at 915 am – will be announced through am – will be announced through weather radio and NAWAS onlyweather radio and NAWAS only

•Please get your schools…Please get your schools…businesses and government businesses and government agencies to participateagencies to participate