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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
216 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

...THE 2008 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HOURLY TEMPERATURES...

THE 12 PM TEMPERATURE AT THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR WAS 81 DEGREES UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
518 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AT THE 2008 MINNESOTA STATE
FAIR THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1ST...

METEOROLOGISTS AND HYDROLOGISTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA ARE HOSTING A BOOTH AT
"THE GREAT MINNESOTA GET TOGETHER"...THE 2008 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
THE FAIR IS HELD ANNUALLY AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN THE ST PAUL
SUBURB OF FALCON HEIGHTS. THE NWS IS AT THE FAIR DAILY FROM 9 AM
TO 9 PM THROUGH LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

THE NWS...ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM /CERT/...HAVE THEIR BOOTH IN THE EDUCATION BUILDING
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS BOOTH FEATURES THE
FOLLOWING:

* COMPUTER TERMINALS TO NAVIGATE NWS WEB SITES.
* A LARGE DISPLAY ENCOMPASSING NATIONAL AND LOCAL CLIMATE INFORMATION...
  INCLUDING WHERE TO FIND PAST WEATHER DATA ON THE WEB.
* A HYDROLOGIC MODEL DEMONSTRATING THE WATER CYCLE FOR THE KIDS.
* A DISPLAY FEATURING INFORMATION...IMAGES...AND PICTURES FROM THE
  2008 STRONG TORNADOES THAT IMPACTED HUGO AND THE WILLMAR AREA.
* A PREPAREDNESS SECTION...COMPRISING OF A MINIATURE SAFE HOUSE
  MODEL PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND BROCHURES ON WEATHER SAFETY
  INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA ALL-HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.
* A TORNADO SIMULATOR.
* A WEATHER TRIVIA GAME FOR ALL AGES.
* AND MUCH MORE!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOPES TO SEE YOU AT THE 2008 MINNESOTA
STATE FAIR!

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