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flipped truck
after toxic spill
by Jon Caldara
STEEETMAN (AP) — Officials
ended a potentially dangerous situa
tion Thursday when they righted an
overturned tanker-truck and
pumped an explosive, toxic chemical
that had spilled across Interstate 45
into a second vehicle.
All four lanes of the interstate
were shut down for about eight
hours as authorities cleaned up the
toxic spill, said Sharon MacDowell, a
communications clerk at the Depart
ment of Public Safety in Waco.
The driver of the truck and the
passenger, both identified as em
ployees of Phillips 66 Co., were
treated at Fairfield Memorial Hospi
tal and released, authorities said.
The company identified them as
Jim Davidson and Lonnie Sebold,
but did not have their ages or home
towns.
Authorities identified the chemi
cal as cyclohexane, an industrial sol
vent used in manufacturing tires,
nylon and paint.
“A spark could very easily ignite
this stuff,” MacDowell said.
Phillips Petroleum Co. officials
and an expert from Western Emer
gency Services joined authorities at
the site in Freestone County, about
83 miles south of Dallas, she said.
Dan Harrison, a spokesman for
Phillips Petroleum, said, “It’s vola
tile, but not as volatile as gasoline. It
can cause skin irritation and is haz
ardous if inhaled in high concentra
tions.”
He said the tanker carried 7,200
gallons and less than 10 gallons
leaked.
MacDowell said the slow leak con
tinued through midday Thursday.
“At one point they said that the
spill was contained, but then they
called back and said it was still leak
ing,” she said.
She said few details were available
on the cause of the accident.
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Governor, National Weather Service
promote awareness week in Texas
By Ronnie Calhoun
Reporter
Because the spring season brings
severe weather such as hail, light
ning, flooding, tornadoes and thun
derstorms, this week has been pro
claimed as Severe Weatner
Awareness Week in Texas by Gov.
Bill Clements.
Laureen Chernow, public infor
mation specialist for the state divi
sion of emergency management in
Austin, said the designated week —
which ends today — is a coordinated
effort with the National Weather
Service to promote public awareness
of severe weather.
The annnual Texas event falls on
the last week in February or the first
week in March.
“We are trying to emphasize what
to do when a tornado is spotted and
how to protect your property,”
Chernow said. “This is also an excel
lent opportunity for children and
for new people moving into the state
to know what to do when severe
weather is near.”
The National Weather Service is
promoting the week with a different
topic each day. The topics will be
tornadoes, flash floods, severe thun
derstorms and lightning. Today is
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Weather
Radio Day.
Chernow said the weather service
will hand out information to give
. hints and tips during the week.
The most frequent periods of the
year for tornadoes to occur is during
spring when the weather is warming
up. The other period is during late
fall and early winter when the tem
perature is changing.
Charlie Brenton, practical meteo
rologist at A&M, said tornadoes
have occurred in all 50 states in all
months of the year.
“A tornado can happen anywhere
at any time,” he said.
Jake Cangelose, Brazos County
Civil Defense Coordinator, said ev
eryone should be alert during severe
weather months.
“When you see severe weather,
precautions should be taken,” Cang
elose said. “Severe weather can oc
cur without warning. Just because
no one has said anything about se
vere weather does not mean it will
not happen.”
The difference between a watch
and a warning is important in the
understanding of severe weather. A
watch is issued by the National
Weather Service to indicate when
and where severe thunderstorms or
tornadoes are most likely to occur. A
severe thunderstorm watch implies
that the storms may develop to sig
nificant strength to produce large
hail and/or damaging winds.
A tornado watch means both tor
nadoes and severe thunderstorms
are likely. During a watch, everyone
in or near the watch area should be
alert for signs of threatening
weather and should make prelimi
nary plans for action.
Warnings are issued by the Na
tional Weather Service when severe
thunderstorms or tornadoes are in
dicated by radar or reported by reli
able sources. A warning will describe
the area at risk for a tornado or se
vere thunderstorm.
“When a warning is issued listen
for location and direction of the
storm path and take cover immedi
ately,” Cangelose said. “People not
in immediate danger should stay
alert and watch weather devel
opments.”
The Brazos County Civil Defense
in association with the National
Weather Service will keep the people
of the county including Texas A&M
informed on severe weather condi
tions.
“During severe weather you
should stay tuned to your local ra
dio, television or NOAA weather ra
dio station for weather bulletins,” he
said.
Safety rules are important to re
member during severe weather,
Cangelose said.
“Knowing what or what not to do
can save your life during thunder-1
storms, flash floods and tornadoes, !
Cangelose said.
He outlined safety rules for aj
thunderstorm:
• When a thunderstorm threat !
ens, get inside a house or a large;
building.
• Inside a home, avoid using the
telephone except for emergencies. \
• If outside with no time to reach >
a safe building or automobile, get!
out of and away from open water.
• Get away from tractors and!
other metal farm equipment.
• Stay away from wire fences,!
clotheslines, metal pipes and rails, |
which may carry lightning.
In the event of a flash flood, Can-1
gelose said, a person should do the!
following:
• Keep alert for signs of heavy!
rains.
• Don’t attempt to cross flowing
water which looks like it may be
more than knee-deep.
• Don’t drive through flooded
areas.
• If a vehicle stalls, abandon it
and seek higher ground immedi
ately.
Cangelose said children need to
be kept away from moving water be
cause they could be swept away.
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