Audio archived 5-27-13. This episode's sounds and information were redone in Episode 163, 5-27-13.
Please see below (after the transcript and show notes) for links to news and upcoming events.
TRANSCRIPT
From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is
Virginia Water Radio for the week of May 28, 2012.
This week we
feature sounds for storm preparedness. To
start, have a listen for about 25 seconds and see if you can guess which natural
disaster prompted this recording.
PAUSE FOR SOUND. “Goodnight Irene” start at 0:20; end at 0:45.
If you guessed
Hurricane Irene, you’re right! Rain from that storm in August 2011 is the
background of this recording by Jake Wildwood.
The Atlantic tropical storm season officially
runs from June 1 through November 30. But
nature doesn’t always follow the official season—2012’s first two named storms,
Alberto and Beryl, arrived in May.
The National
Hurricane Center has forecasted that the 2012 season will be “near normal,”
with nine to 15 named storms expected. So,
what can you do to prepare? Here’s some advice
from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
PAUSE FOR SOUND. VDEM Public Service Announcement: 30 seconds.
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency offers some additional tips to prepare for
tropical storms. First, have an evacuation plan. As a storm approaches, listen for National
Weather Service updates. If you shelter
in your house, stay in an interior, windowless room on the lowest level. Once a storm has passed, seek out disaster
relief instructions, continue to watch for flooding, and be alert for downed
power lines, gas leaks, and other hazards.
Finally, if
you need to stock up on emergency supplies, the end of May is a particularly
good time in Virginia, because the Commonwealth’s annual Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs May 25 to May 31.
Thanks to Jake
Wildwood for permission to use this week’s music, and to Heather Vereb for
writing this week’s script.
BRIEF PAUSE – SHIP’S BELL - BRING IN
CLOSING MUSIC AS BACKGROUND.
For other
water sounds and music, and for more Virginia water information, visit our Web
site at virginiawaterradio.org, or call us at (540) 231-5463.
From the Virginia Water Resources Research Center in Blacksburg, I’m
Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and
good water.
SHOW NOTES
Acknowledgments:
“Goodnight Irene” is an American folk song of unknown origins. Jake Wildwood performed this version, used
with permission, which is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QLz2tntDQg. The Virginia Department of Emergency
Management public service announcement used in this episode can be found at
http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/stayinformed/hurricanes (as of
5/29/12).
Sources: Information for this episode, and many
other tips on hurricane preparedness, can be accessed from the following
sources: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/stay-informed/hurricane/preparingforhurricanes). Details
regarding the hurricane
preparedness sales tax holiday can be found at http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/stay-informed/hurricanes/sales-tax-holiday
and http://www.governor.virginia.gov/News/viewRelease.cfm?id=1266.
Information on the 2012 Atlantic hurricane outlook is available in “NOAA
predicts a near-normal 2012 Atlantic hurricane season,” National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) News Release, 5/24/12. Reports on storms are available at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/.
Recent Virginia Water
News
For
news relevant to Virginia's water resources, please visit the Virginia Water Central News Grouper,
available online at http://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/.
Water Meetings and
Other Events
For
events related to Virginia's water resources, please visit the Quick Guide to Virginia Water–related
Conferences, Workshops, and Other Events, online at http://virginiawaterevents.wordpress.com/. The site includes a list of Virginia
government policy and regulatory meetings occurring in the coming week.
