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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
725 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2014

...2014 FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) HAS DECLARED MARCH 16TH THROUGH
MARCH 22ND AS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NASHVILLE WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A DIFFERENT
FLOOD TOPIC EACH DAY DURING THE AWARENESS WEEK.

TODAY'S TOPIC: THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

IT FLOODS SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES NEARLY
EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. FLOODING CAUSES MORE DAMAGE IN THE UNITED
STATES THAN ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED EVENT...WITH AN AVERAGE OF
EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND AN AVERAGE OF NINETY FIVE
FATALITIES PER YEAR IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. FLOODING CAN OCCUR
IN ANY OF THE FIFTY STATES OR U.S. TERRITORIES AT ANYTIME OF THE
YEAR SOMETIMES VERY QUICKLY. BEING PREPARED IN ADVANCE AND KNOWING
A FEW FLOOD SAFETY TIPS WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SURVIVE A
FLOOD IF IT HAPPENS IN YOUR AREA.

IN 1968...CONGRESS CREATED THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
IN RESPONSE TO THE RISING COST OF TAXPAYER FUNDED DISASTER
RELIEF FOR FLOOD VICTIMS AND THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FLOODS. FLOOD LOSSES ARE NOT TYPICALLY COVERED BY YOUR
HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY...SO ITS A SMART IDEA TO MAKE SURE YOU
ARE COVERED. OUR PARTNERS AT FEMA HAVE ON-LINE MAPS THAT SHOW IF
YOU ARE IN A FLOOD RISK AREA.

ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR RISK YOU CAN PURCHASE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
FROM PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND AGENTS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE
OVER ONE HUNDRED INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT SELL NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE COVERAGE IN ADDITION TO SOME SIXTY THOUSAND INDEPENDENT
INSURANCE AGENTS.

ANYONE IN A COMMUNITY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM CAN PURCHASE BUILDING AND OR CONTENTS COVERAGE
WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. KNOWING YOUR LOCATION AND RISK WILL HELP
DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY. CHECK OUT FEMA'S ON-LINE MAP SERVICE
CENTER TO DETERMINE YOUR RISK AND THEN TALK WITH YOUR INSURANCE
CARRIER TO SEE IF THEY CAN PROVIDE FLOOD INSURANCE OR POINT YOU IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION IF THEY DO NOT CARRY IT.

KNOWING YOUR FLOOD RISK AND ENSURING YOU HAVE THE RIGHT INSURANCE
COVERAGE AND PROTECTION CAN SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY IN THE
EVENT OF A FLOOD. PREPARE NOW AND BE A FORCE OF NATURE!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM, VISIT:

WWW.FLOODSMART.GOV/FLOODSMART

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...
CONTACT THE NASHVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT
615-754-8500.

JOIN US TOMORROW ON THE FINAL DAY OF FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK TO
FIND OUT ABOUT SOME GREAT FLOOD RESOURCES OFFERED BY SEVERAL NWS
PARTNERS!

&&

IMPORTANT FLOOD WEBSITES

NWS AHPS: WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS

NWS: WWW.WEATHER.GOV

NWS NASHVILLE: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

NWS MOBILE SITE: MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV

FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS: WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV

BE A FORCE OF NATURE: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/COM/WEATHERREADYNATION/FORCE.HTML

FEMA: WWW.FEMA.GOV

FEMA'S MAP SERVICE CENTER: MSC.FEMA.GOV

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL

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