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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1057 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED MARCH 18 THROUGH MARCH
22 FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
NASHVILLE, TN WILL FEATURE A DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL TOPIC EACH
DAY THIS WEEK.

TODAY/S TOPIC: FLOOD SAFETY AND AWARENESS.

IT FLOODS SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES NEARLY
EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. FLOODING CAUSES MORE DAMAGE IN THE UNITED
STATES THAN ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED EVENT...WITH AN AVERAGE OF
EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND AN AVERAGE OF NINETY FIVE
FATALITIES PER YEAR IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. FLOODING CAN OCCUR
IN ANY OF THE FIFTY STATES OR U.S. TERRITORIES AT ANYTIME OF THE
YEAR...SOMETIMES VERY QUICKLY. BEING PREPARED IN ADVANCE AND
KNOWING A FEW FLOOD SAFETY TIPS WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
SURVIVE A FLOOD IF IT HAPPENS IN YOUR AREA.

KNOWING YOUR RISK IN ADVANCE IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR
FLOODING OF ANY TYPE IN YOUR LOCATION. MANY OF OUR PARTNERS
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU DETERMINE IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
HAS AN ON-LINE MAP SERVICE CENTER THAT YOU CAN VISIT TO SEE IF YOU
LIVE IN A FLOOD PLAIN. ALSO KNOWING IF THERE IS A DAM OR LEVEE
SYSTEM IN YOUR AREA IS IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES IT IS OBVIOUS IF THERE
IS A DAM OR LEVEE IN YOUR AREA. OTHER TIMES IT IS NOT, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU HAVE JUST MOVED INTO THE AREA OR ARE ONLY VISITING. ANOTHER
FEDERAL PARTNER...THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS INFORMATION
ABOUT MANY DAMS AND LEVEE SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT OWN OR
OPERATE ALL OF THEM...SO CONTACT THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE TO FIND OUT ABOUT DAMS AND LEVEES IN YOUR AREA AND
THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. IF A DAM OR LEVEE FAILS...FLASH
FLOODING CAN HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY AND YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO
BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE IDENTIFIES WHERE FLOODING IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. YOU CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION BY
VISITING THE NWS WEBSITE TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY...SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK...THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DAYS A YEAR FOR THE MOST UP TO
DATE WEATHER...FLOOD...AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION. THE NWS MOBILE
WEBSITE CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED BY MANY MOBILE DEVICES AND SMART
PHONES.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS IS ANOTHER WAY TO RECEIVE ANY TYPE
OF EMERGENCY INFORMATION...INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLOOD INFORMATION
VERY QUICKLY. NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS IS A NATIONWIDE
NETWORK OF RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTING CONTINUOUS WEATHER...RIVER
AND OTHER EMERGENCY INFORMATION DIRECT FROM NEARBY NWS OFFICES AND
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. YOU CAN PURCHASE AN ALL HAZARDS RADIO FROM
MANY ELECTRONICS STORES AND THEY CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO RECEIVE
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IF IT CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC AREA
MESSAGE ENCODING CAPABILITY...ALSO KNOW AS SAME. YOUR LOCAL NWS
OFFICE CAN HELP YOU WITH THE NECESSARY CODES AND PROGRAMMING IF
YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE GETTING YOUR ALL HAZARDS RADIO PROGRAMMED.
ALSO ALL HAZARDS RADIOS CAN BE PORTABLE IF THEY HAVE A BATTERY
BACK UP AND CAN COME IN HANDY ON TRIPS WHERE YOU NEED TO KNOW
IMPORTANT WEATHER INFORMATION INCLUDING INFORMATION ON CURRENT
FLOOD RISKS.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR A FLOOD. FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEBSITE.
KNOWING YOU FLOOD RISK...HOW TO PREPARE FOR AND ACTIONS TO TAKE
BEFORE...DURING...AND AFTER A FLOOD CAN SAVE YOU TIME...MONEY...
AND EVEN YOUR LIFE. PREPARE NOW...AND BE A FORCE OF NATURE!

JOIN US TOMORROW FOR INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
FLOODS.

&&

IMPORTANT FLOOD WEBSITES:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AHPS:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/

MOBILE:
HTTP://MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV

FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS:
HTTP://WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV/

BE A FORCE OF NATURE:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/COM/WEATHERREADYNATION/FORCE.HTML

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY:
HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/

FEMA MAP SERVICE CENTER:
HTTPS://MSC.FEMA.GOV

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS:
HTTP://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL/

$$

LAROSA



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