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| | | The picture below shows a larger view of this Old U.S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau The Storm Tide Hurricane Warning & Educational Poster. The back is blank. This poster is not dated but it is believed to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The poster pictures a storm surge destroying buildings, a station wagon car with people evacuating a port town, a flooded home, a street sign, and an ocean town evacuation map. The poster is printed in gold and black and it is marked as follows: THE STORM TIDE MAY BE A HURRICANE’S GREATEST KILLER TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES PROMPTLY WHEN THE WEATHER BUREAU ISSUES HURRICANE WARNINGS GET OUT OF LOW EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS WHEN WARNED TO DO SO … FLOODED ROADS, FALLEN TREES AND POWER LINES AND OTHER STORM HAZARDS CAN BLOCK YOUR ESCAPE DON’T BE TRAPPED! EVACUATION INFORMATION YOU SHOULD HAVE: SOURCE FOR OFFICIAL EVACUATION ADVICE: HEIGHT OF YOUR STREET ABOVE SEA LEVEL: LOCATION OF SAFE SHELTER: MAP YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE (AVOID LOW PLACES THAT WILL FLOOD EARLY): KEEP TUNED TO YOUR RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST ADVICE FROM THE WEATHER NUREAU U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE – WEATHER BUREAU The poster or sign measures about 19'' x 24''. It appears to be in excellent condition as pictured. There are vertical and horizontal folds as made. The top and bottom of the center vertical fold have begun to split from age or handling. |
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