FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

According to the National Weather Bureau, the United States has the highest number of violent weather incidents in the world. Across the United States, during the last decade alone, there were 27 weather-related disasters in which property damage was more than one billion dollars. The loss of life in these billion dollar disasters was staggering as well with over 1,000 known deaths.

It may be impossible to prevent all storm-related death and destruction, but there are steps you can take to cut your risk of personal loss. Since local conditions often differ greatly from distant forecasts, one precaution is to monitor local weather conditions yourself. Farmers and gardeners have long kept a watchful eye on the local weather for timing their planting and harvesting. Pilots, boaters and a multitude of outdoor recreation enthusiasts also know full well that weather watching can be a matter of life and death.

• monitor the weather at your vacation home with one brief phone call
• post local weather data on your Internet home page automatically
• store weather data at 5-minute intervals for up to one month before transferring it to a computer file for display and analysis

To obtain additional information about this press release, please call Nancy Wagner at 206-523-9029.