PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
800 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015

...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS HAS
DECLARED THIS WEEK AS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A DIFFERENT FLOOD RELATED
TOPIC.

TOPICS DURING THE WEEK.

MONDAY...FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS
TUESDAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN (TADD)
WEDNESDAY...FLOOD HAZARDS
THURSDAY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATER RESOURCES
FRIDAY...PARTNER RESOURCES

FLOOD SAFETY: NEARLY EVERY DAY FLOODING HAPPENS SOMEWHERE IN THE
UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES. FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN ANY OF THE
FIFTY STATES OR U.S. TERRITORIES AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. IT CAUSES
MORE DAMAGE IN THE UNITED STATES THAN ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED
EVENT. ON AVERAGE...FLOODS CAUSE EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES
AND EIGHTY NINE FATALITIES ANNUALLY. MORE THAN HALF OF THESE DEATHS
ARE THE RESULT OF DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS. BEING PREPARED AND
KNOWING HOW TO STAY SAFE WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES SURVIVE A
FLOOD. STAY SAFE DURING A FLOOD BY BEING PREPARED IN ADVANCE. BE A
FORCE OF NATURE. WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV

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