Vinita, Oklahoma

... Winter weather preparedness day in Oklahoma...

The Oklahoma department of emergency management and the National Weather
Service have joined to focus public attention on winter weather preparedness
across Oklahoma today.

As we were reminded a number of times last winter... winter storms and cold
temperatures are not strangers to Oklahoma and can be extremely dangerous.
Winter weather preparedness day is a time for oklahomans to think about the
winter weather season and to prepare to deal with dangerous winter storms
that all too often threaten our state.

The Oklahoma department of emergency management advises everyone to prepare
for winter now... before the hectic Holiday pace lets cold weather sneak up
on them. To emphasize the need for public awareness... the National Weather
Service office in Tulsa will issue several public information statements
today. These statements will discuss the effects of winter weather... focus
on the need to be prepared... and include winter safety rules for
everyones protection.

The purpose of winter weather awareness is to remind people of The
Hazards winter weather can pose. Now is the time to review what can
happen during winter in Oklahoma... and to make preparations for the
upcoming winter season.