PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
600 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

...LAST DAY OF 2008 NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...

YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INVITES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK, MARCH 17
TO 21, 2008.

TODAYS THEME IS FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPARATION. FLOODS HAPPEN...AN
AVERAGE OF 99 DEATHS PER YEAR HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 1977 AND 2006.
GOOD PREPARATION AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO IN A FLOOD WILL INCREASE
YOUR SAFETY AND POSSIBLY YOUR SURVIVAL.

SOME FLOOD SAFETY PREPARATION TIPS ARE...

- PREPARE A FAMILY DISASTER PLAN.
- CHECK IF YOUR INSURANCE COVERS FLOOD DAMAGES. IF NOT...GET
  FLOOD INSURANCE.
- KEEP INSURANCE...IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS...SUCH AS COPIES OF DRIVERS
  LICENSE AND CREDIT CARDS...AND OTHER VALUABLE ITEMS IN A
  SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
- ASSEMBLE A DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT...ENSURE TO INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION
  MEDICATIONS...FOOD AND WATER.
- FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GO IF ORDERED TO EVACUATE.
- MAKE A KEEP-IN-TOUCH ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

REFER TO RED CROSS OR FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WEB SITES
FOR IDEAS AND EXAMPLES OF DISASTER PLANS AND DISASTER KITS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AHPS AND FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS
AVAILABLE AT:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY/

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