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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
905 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NASHVILLE AWARDED
FLOOD MODEL FOR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS...

...OUTREACH PROCESS PARTNERS ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE ANNUAL
"FLOOD RISK EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN" CONTEST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NASHVILLE, TENN.
HAS A NEW TOOL TO USE FOR ITS YOUTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
PROGRAM. THE OFFICE RECEIVED A WARD'S STORMWATER FLOODPLAIN
SIMULATION SYSTEM FLOOD MODEL FOR WINNING THE ANNUAL FLOOD RISK
EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN CONTEST.

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS
AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, OUTREACH
PROCESS PARTNERS IS LEADING THE FLOOD RISK EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
CAMPAIGN. THE OVERALL MISSION IS TO HELP CHILDREN IN RECENTLY
FLOODED AREAS UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED THROUGH HANDS-ON PLAY SO THEY
CAN BEGIN TO PROCESS THE EVENT AND HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA OF FLOODING.
WHEN ENTERING THE CONTEST, SERVICE HYDROLOGIST JAMES LAROSA DETAILED
COMMUNITY NEEDS FOLLOWING THE MAY 2010 FLOOD THAT SEVERELY IMPACTED
THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA. HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN HOW THE OFFICE WOULD
USE THE FLOOD MODEL TO EDUCATE YOUTH ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING
AND HOW THEY CAN BE MITIGATED.

"I THOUGHT ABOUT THE 2010 FLOOD AND REALIZED THE MODEL WOULD BE A
GREAT TOOL TO GIVE KIDS A MORE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF FLOODING
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE HOPE THAT WE CAN
HELP MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF FUTURE FLOODS," SAID LAROSA. "THE
HANDS-ON APPROACH TO THE FLOODPLAIN MODEL WILL BE A HIT WITH
CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY
FLOODING."

BY FEATURING WARD'S STORMWATER FLOODPLAIN SIMULATION SYSTEM OR OTHER
FLOOD MODELS IN SCHOOL OR OTHER YOUTH-BASED PRESENTATIONS, THESE
EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS SHOWCASE THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING AND HOW
PROPER FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CAN REDUCE AND/OR ELIMINATE POTENTIAL
DAMAGES.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CAMPAIGN AND TO APPLY TO WIN A
WARD FLOOD MODEL TO USE IN YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, VISIT:

HTTP://OPP-INC.COM/CONTENT/INDEX.PHP?PAGE=FLOOD-RISK-EDUCATION-GIVE-
BACK

OR

HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/FLOOD-RISK-EDUCATION-IN-SCHOOLS/137283
616335042

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NASHVILLE PROVIDES WEATHER
SERVICES FOR 39 COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS PART OF ITS
NATIONWIDE MISSION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY WHILE ENHANCING THE
NATIONAL ECONOMY.  IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION, THE STAFF COLLECTS
METEOROLOGICAL DATA; PREPARES AND DISSEMINATES WEATHER FORECASTS,
RIVER AND FLOOD FORECASTS AND WARNINGS; AND ISSUES SEVERE WEATHER
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

OUTREACH PROCESS PARTNERS SPECIALIZES IN HELPING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
AND THEIR CONTRACTORS APPLY INTEGRATED OUTREACH AND NEW MEDIA
STRATEGIES TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR STAKEHOLDERS AND
PARTNERS. TO HELP TRANSLATE COMPLEX TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
INFORMATION INTO EASILY UNDERSTOOD LANGUAGE AND IMAGES FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC, THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES AUDIO/VISUAL COMMUNICATION
APPROACHES TO COMPLEMENT TRADITIONAL TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION
APPROACHES.

CONTACTS: 	

DARIN TAMBASCIO			
OUTREACH PROCESS PARTNERS
DARIN at OPP-LLC.COM			

JAMES LAROSA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE
JAMES.LAROSA at NOAA.GOV

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