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Category Archives: Weather Related

Daylight Saving Time = Replace Batteries in Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) News Release

Please visit the website at www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/News-Releases/2013/Daylight-Saving-Time–Replace-Batteries-in-Smoke-and-Carbon-Monoxide-Alarms/.

Posted on Mar 08, 2013

Severe Weather Awareness Week

The National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and Missouri’s local emergency management offices urge Missourians to use Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 4 – 8, 2013, as an opportunity to plan and prepare for how they will react and shelter in response to severe weather.

Missouri will conduct the 39th annual Statewide Tornado Drill on Tuesday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m.  If severe weather is in the forecast on March 5, the drill will be moved to Thursday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m.  Please view the State Emergency Management Agency News Release at www.sema.dps.mo.gov/newspubs/template.asp?ID=N09130004

Posted on Mar 01, 2013

Check Your Home for These Cold Weather-Related Products Recalled Last Summer

With winter weather upon us, you may be hauling out products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) last summer.  Please visit:  www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13091.html.

Posted on Jan 11, 2013

Winter Weather Information

Resources are available here: http://health.mo.gov/emergencies/ert/naturaldisasters.php or visit:  http://stormaware.mo.gov/

Posted on Dec 19, 2012

Great Central U.S. ShakeOut

Emergency Preparedness – February 7, 2013:  Drop, Cover, and Hold On

Posted on Dec 07, 2012