March 2-8, 2014: Severe Weather Awareness Week

On February 13, 2014, Governor Stephen L. Beshear signed a Proclamation, declaring the week of March 2-8, 2014 as Severe Weather Awareness week.

A PDF of the Proclamation is available for viewing on the Kentucky Emergency Management website: http://kyem.ky.gov/.

Text of the Proclamation follows:

 

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Proclamation

by

Stephen L. Beshear

Governor

of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

 

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, Severe weather can strike at any time in Kentucky, causing extensive and long-lasting effects upon Kentuckians and impacting personal lives, the social structure and the economy on both the local and state levels; and

WHEREAS, Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) is charged with the responsibility of preparing Kentucky for all forms of natural disasters, including severe weather; and

WHEREAS, KYEM cooperates with other state and federal government agencies, the National Weather Service, the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee, local emergency officials and private corporations to prepare the citizens of the Commonwealth for severe weather; and

WHEREAS, All Kentuckians are encouraged to participate in the 2014 Statewide Tornado Safety Drill to be held on March 4, at approximately 10:07 a.m. EST;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN L. BESHEAR, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim March 2-8, 2014 as

 

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK

 

in Kentucky, and urge all public and private institutions, as well as residents, to note its observance and take necessary actions to prepare and protect our people and property that could be threatened as a result of severe storms.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort the 13th day of February, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen and in the 222nd year of the Commonwealth.

 

STEVEN L. BESHEAR
GOVERNOR

 

 

ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES
SECRETARY OF STATE