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"We've Got to Help People Understand Exactly What to do When Tornadoes Strike. " -Charlie Neese Meteorologist Storm Safety Expert
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-There are more tornadoes in the United States than anywhere else in the world.
-The first first thing people often do during severe weather is one of the WORST things to do.
-Trying to escape a tornado can kill you.
-The garage end of your home can be more dangerous than other areas during a tornado.
When it comes to severe weather, what you don't know CAN hurt you. Make sure you understand what to do. Let storm safety expert and television meterologist Charlie Neese help you and your employees formulate a plan of action for when Mother Nature is at her worst!
Surviving the Storm DVD Introduction
About Charlie aboutcharlie
Storm Safety Expert and television meteorologist Charlie Neese knows severe weather. His passion for weather developed after seeing a flash flood at the age of nine. That passion has led to his successsful career in television weather for nearly 20 years and earned him an Emmy award for his severe weather coverage and another Emmy for his severe weather safety television series.
Charlie started his broadcast career in Jackson, TN. There, he not only worked on the weather, but also produced the 10:00 p.m. weeknight newscast. Next, he moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, followed by a stint at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In 1999, Charlie returned home to Nashville to work for one of the highest-rated CBS affiliates in the country. Charlie just celebrated his 11-year anniverstary at the station.
Along with his on-air duties, Charlie now takes his StormSafe presentation to schools, businesses and organziations to help everyone understand the dangers of severe weather and how to best prepare for them. Charlie's StormSafe is a unique, entertaining and information-packed live presentation that teaches the best ways stay safe in severe weather. Despite better warnings from the National Weather Service, tornado deaths are on the rise in the United States. StormSafe is specifically designed to help anyone understand where to go during severe weather, no matter where they are.
Charlie currently lives in Nashville with beautiful wife, Eve, son, Gentry, and daughter, Oharah.
Contact Charlie about bringing StormSafe to your business or organization today! We should all be StormSafe!
Television Meteorologist and Severe Storm Safety Expert Charlie Neese has earned two Emmys for his work covering severe weather outbreaks and for his television news series on severe weather safety. He currently works for one of the top-rated CBS affiliates in the country.
About TornadoSafe 
Storm Safety Expert and television meteorologist Charlie Neese knows severe weather. His passion for weather since the age of nine has led to his successsful career in television weather for nearly 20 years and earned him an Emmy award for his severe weather coverage during one of mother nature's most dangerous days in recent memory.
Now, Charlie is on a mission to help everyone understand the dangers of severe weather and how to best prepare for them. Charlie's StormSafe is a unique, entertaining and information-packed live presentation that teaches the best ways to keep you and your family safe in tornadoes. Despite better warnings from the National Weather Service, tornado deaths are on the rise in the United States. StormSafe is specifically designed to help you understand here to go during severe weather, no matter where you are. Here's just a sample of what's covered:
-Where NOT to go during severe weather
-How most people are injured and killed in tornadoes
-Why garages are a weak point in homes
-How to survive a direct hit from a tornado in your office
-Why tornado warnings today are more important than 10 years ago
-How a bathtub can save your life in severe weather
-Why going under your home in a tornado can kill you
Contact Charlie about a visit to your business, church or organization today. We should all be StormSafe! E-mail him at:
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Storm Safety DVD SurvivingtheStormDVD
Storm Safety Expert and television meteorologist Charlie Neese knows severe weather. His passion for weather developed after seeing a flash flood at the age of nine. That passion has led to his successsful career in television weather for the last 20 years and earned him an Emmy award for his severe weather safety knowledge and his coverage.
In the Surviving the Storm DVD, Charlie helps you formulate your plan for keeping your family safe when mother nature is at her worst. Whether it's protection from severe winds, frequent lightning or tornadoes, Charlie details step-by-step how to identify the safest places in your home that will provide maximum safety during storms.
To order a copy for your family, e-mail Charlie at:
Surviving the Storm DVD The ultimate guide for helping you design your family's severe weather safety plan!
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From the Plains to the Midwest to the Southeast, spring is a time when the skies often boil with severe thunderstorms that can produce flooding rains, dangerous lightning, damaging hail and the most dreaded force of nature - the tornado. No place on earth sees more tornadoes that North America. About 1200 tornadoes touch down every year in the U.S. each year and EVERY home needs a severe weather safety plan.
Four things must happen for you to stay safe in the event of a tornado. First, the National Weather Service must issue a good warning, which most often is the case. Second, word has to get out that a tornado is on the way. To do this, the warnings are sent to commercial radio and television stations, which then broadcast the severe weather messages. The warnings also are broadcast over the Weather Service's own weather radio network. After the word is out, those hearing the warning need to act upon it immediately and put their emergency plan into action. Inaction can be a huge mistake. Finally, there has to be a safe place for everyone to go.
Here are some simple things you can do make sure all the steps to safety are taken in your home. First, when severe weather is expected, make sure you stay near a source of weather information. Keep a radio or television within earshot to hear warnings. Some television stations even offer services that will send warnings via e-mail or text messages to your phone or computer. Also, all homes should have a NOAA weather radio that receives these watches and warnings directly from the National Weather Service. These come with a feature that will automatically turn the radio on with a loud tone to alert you of approaching danger as soon as a warning is issued for your county. This is especially helpful during nighttime tornadoes, which are common in the southeastern U.S. Weather radios, also called All Hazards Radios, can be found in most electronics stores and on the Internet. Look for a model with the Specific Area Message Encoding, or SAME, feature. This allows you to program the radio to only alarm for warnings for you specific county. Once you hear the warning, don't ignore it and go immediately to your safe place. Underground in a storm cellar is best. If you don't have one, next would be a basement away from windows and garage doors. Make sure you get under something sturdy, such as a workbench. If you don't have a basement, then go to the lowest floor of your home and into an interior room such as a closet or bathroom, away from windows. Closets and bathrooms are good because they are smaller rooms with shorter walls that often stand up better in the high winds of a tornado. Inside the bathroom, the pipes also provide additional strength to the walls. You can lie down in the bathtub and cover your head. The sides of the tub provide extra protection from flying debris, which is responsible for many injuries during these storms. Better than closets or bathrooms are tornado safe rooms. These are most often built with steel reinforced concrete walls or come in the form of a huge steel box. Placed in a home or even in a garage, these specially designed structures are specifically built to withstand the high winds of a tornado. They can be built in the home during construction or can be retrofitted into existing homes. Next to being underground, these rooms generally provide a very good level of safety. If you live in a mobile home, leave it and go to sturdy shelter nearby, perhaps in the home of a friend or family member. According the National Weather Service, in 2007, tornadoes killed 52 people in mobile homes compared to only 16 in conventional homes. Needless to say, mobile homes are no place to be during tornadoes. If you live or work above the first floor in a multi-story building, such as an apartment or office complex, go down to the first floor and find shelter inside a concrete stairwell or other small interior space away from windows. Get under a sturdy table or desk and cover your head.
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TENNESSEE STORM SHELTERS
SPRING HILL, TN
ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND SHELTERS
877-302-1003
WWW.TENNESSEESTORMSHELTERS.US
TORNADO SAFE ROOM
MURFREESBORO, TN
STEEL STORM SHELTERS OF DIFFERENT SIZES
877-723-7666
WWW.TORNADOSAFEROOM.COM
TORNADO SAFE ROOMS
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN
FEMA STANDARD SITE-BUILT STORM ROOMS
615-504-7777
WWW.TORNADOSAFEROOMS.COM
STEEL STORM SHELTERS
JACKSON, TN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEEL SHELTERS
866-427-8044
WWW.STEELSTORMSHELTERS.COM
FLAT SAFE TORNADO SHELTERS
NATIONWIDE
UNDERGROUND SHELTER INSTALLED IN GARAGE
866-520-FLAT
WWW.FLATSAFE.COM
SAFEGUARD STORM SHELTERS
NASHVILLE, TN
ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND SHELTERS
615-898-SAFE
WWW.SAFEGUARDSHELTERS.COM
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