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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
755 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2011

...2011 NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) INVITES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN
NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK, MARCH 17-21, 2011.

TODAYS THEME IS "TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN" OR TADD. TADD IS AN
EFFORT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF DRIVING THROUGH
FLOODED ROADS OR WALKING IN FLOODED AREAS. MANY PEOPLE DIE DUE TO
MISJUDGING THE POWER OF MOVING WATER OR THEIR ABILITY TO NAVIGATE
FLOODED AREAS.

FLOODING CAN HAPPEN RAPIDLY DUE TO THUNDERSTORM RAINS OR SLOWLY DUE
TO RAINFALL EVENTS THAT IMPACT A LARGE AREA. IN ADDITION...IT ONLY
TAKES SIX INCHES OF WATER FOR A VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTACT WITH THE
ROAD SURFACE AND MOST VEHICLES CAN BE SWEPT AWAY IN 18 TO 24 INCHES
OF WATER. SADLY...MANY DEATHS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY SIMPLY
TURNING AROUND. A CANCELED...DELAYED OR REROUTED TRIP IS WORTH THE
TIME AND EFFORT.

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER TO INCREASE YOUR FLOOD SAFETY...
- GET OR STAY ON HIGHER GROUND AND AVOID LOW SPOTS IN THE ROAD OR
  OTHERWISE.
- CANCEL...DELAY OR REROUTE A TRIP IF IT IS ON FLOODED ROADS.
- FLOODED ROADS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY A BARRICADE...DO NOT
  DRIVE AROUND THE BARRICADES.
- A FLOODED ROAD MAY HAVE HIDDEN DANGERS...SUCH AS WASHED OUT ROAD
  BEDS OR UNDERWATER OBSTRUCTIONS.
- KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS OR AREAS OF FAST MOVING
  WATER.
- DO NOT CAMP NEAR THE RIVER IF THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
- FLOODING CAN HAPPEN AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD
  DANGERS.

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND THE FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES (FLASH).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TADD CAN BE FOUND AT:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AHPS AND FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS
AVAILABLE AT:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NASHVILLE WEBPAGE CAN BE
FOUND AT:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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