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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
740 AM CDT THU MAR 17 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 FLOOD SAFETY THEME IS DETERMINING YOUR FLOOD RISK AND BUYING
FLOOD INSURANCE TO PROTECT AGAINST LOSS. EVERYONE LIVES IN A FLOOD
ZONE...WHETHER THAT RISK BE LOW...MODERATE...OR HIGH. OVER A TYPICAL
30-YEAR HOME MORTGAGE...FLOODS ARE NEARLY THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO
OCCUR THAN A FIRE. PUT ANOTHER WAY...YOUR HOME HAS THE SAME CHANCE
OF BEING FLOODED AS YOUR CAR BEING STOLEN...YET FEW PEOPLE HAVE
FLOOD INSURANCE. EVEN LOW HAZARD FLOOD AREAS ARE AT RISK...ABOUT ONE
IN THREE FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS EACH YEAR ARE PAID TO HOMEOWNERS
LIVING OUTSIDE OF HIGH-RISK AREAS.

YOU MAY THINK HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE COVERS FLOODS...BUT IN REALITY
MOST POLICIES DO NOT COVER FLOODING...AND JUST A FEW INCHES OF WATER
CAN CAUSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. HOMEOWNERS...RENTERS...AND
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE AS LONG AS
THEIR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
OR N-F-I-P.

THE N-F-I-P IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM ENABLING PROPERTY OWNERS TO
PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE AT REASONABLE RATES. IT TAKES 30 DAYS AFTER
PURCHASE FOR A POLICY TO TAKE EFFECT...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO BUY
INSURANCE BEFORE FLOODS THREATEN. NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY FLOOD
INSURANCE AHEAD OF THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEVERE STORM AND HURRICANE
SEASONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
WEBSITE:

WWW.FLOODSMART.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

$$

LAROSA



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