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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
740 AM CST WED MAR 16 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) INVITES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN
NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK, MARCH 14-18, 2011.

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 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
IS 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 CONDITIONS ARE
  FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING TO HAPPEN...BUT IT IS NOT CERTAIN.

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

- MINOR FLOODING IS WHEN MINIMAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR...OR THERE IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

- MODERATE FLOODING IS WHEN INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES AND WELL
  TRAVELED ROADS OCCURS. SOME EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND TRANSFER OF
  PROPERTY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY.

- MAJOR FLOODING IS WHEN THERE IS EXTENSIVE INUNDATION AND DAMAGE TO
  STRUCTURES AND ROADS ALONG WITH EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE.

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

$$

LAROSA



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