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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1010 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

...DAY THREE OF 2008 NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...

YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE INVITES YOU TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS
WEEK...MARCH 17-21 2008.

TODAYS THEME IS FLOODING AND RELATED PHENOMENA. FLOODS OCCUR
NATIONWIDE AND ARE THE DEADLIEST WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN THE
UNITED STATES. FLOODING CAN BE CAUSED BY A VARIETY OF WEATHER
HAZARDS INCLUDING TROPICAL CYCLONES...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS...
THUNDERSTORMS...SNOWMELT...AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING
CAN RANGE FROM RIVER FLOODING...TO URBAN FLOODING...TO FLASH
FLOODING. ALL FLOODING CAN BE LIFE THREATENING...SO YOU NEED TO KEEP
INFORMED OF DEVELOPING FLOOD SITUATIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
QUICK ACTION TO AVOID DANGER.

HERE ARE SOME TERMS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USES TO INFORM YOU
OF THE FLOOD THREAT:

- A FLOOD WATCH OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH INDICATES THAT CONDITIONS ARE
  FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING TO HAPPEN.

- A FLOOD WARNING OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING
  OR IMMINENT.

- MINOR FLOODING IS WHEN MINIMAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR...AND THE FLOODING COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE SOME PUBLIC THREAT.

- MODERATE FLOODING IS WHEN SOME INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES AND ROADS
  NEAR STREAMS WILL OCCUR. SOME EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND/OR A
  TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY.

- MAJOR FLOODING IS WHEN THERE IS EXTENSIVE INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES
  AND ROADS ALONG WITH EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND A TRANSFER OF
  PROPERTY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FLOOD SAFETY IS AVAILABLE AT:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY

$$

LAROSA



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