PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
800 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2015

...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...

NEVER DRIVE OR WALK INTO FLOOD WATERS...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
FLOODING IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF WEATHER RELATED FATALITIES
IN THE U.S. ON AVERAGE...FLOODING CLAIMS NEARLY 90 LIVES EACH YEAR.
MORE THAN HALF OF THESE DEATHS OCCUR IN MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN PEOPLE
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE
PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THE FORCE AND POWER OF WATER...ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT IS MOVING.

JUST SIX INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK OVER AND CARRY OFF AN
ADULT. TWELVE INCHES OF WATER CAN FLOAT A SMALL CAR. IF THAT WATER
IS MOVING...IT CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING LARGE SUV'S. IT
IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE EXACT DEPTH OF WATER COVERING A ROADWAY OR
THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD BELOW THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE
AT NIGHT WHEN YOUR VISION IS MORE LIMITED. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE
OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. ANY TIME YOU COME TO A FLOODED
ROAD...WALKWAY...OR PATH...FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE RULE...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FLOOD SAFETY TIPS VISIT...
WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV


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