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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
700 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009
...DAY 2 OF NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK 2009...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
FOURTH ANNUAL NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK MARCH 16 TO 20,
2009.
EACH DAY THIS WEEK A DIFFERENT TOPIC WILL BE DISCUSSED. TODAYS TOPIC
WILL BE TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN OR TADD. TADD IS AN EFFORT TO
INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS.
IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF WATER TO CAUSE A CAR TO LOSE CONTACT
WITH THE ROAD. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO
UNDERESTIMATING THE POWER OF MOVING WATER OR THEIR ABILITY TO
NAVIGATE IN FLOODED AREAS. MOST VEHICLES CAN BE SWEPT AWAY
IN 18 TO 24 INCHES OF MOVING WATER. THERE IS EVEN THE POTENTIAL THAT
THE WATER HAS SCOURED AWAY THE ROAD BED OR EVEN TAKEN OUT A BRIDGE.
A CANCELED...DELAYED...OR REROUTED TRIP IS WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT.
SOME ITEMS TO CONSIDER TO INCREASE YOUR AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING...
...IN YOUR ROUTINE TRAVELS...TAKE NOTICE OF AREAS WHERE YOU THINK
FLOODWATER COULD POTENTIALLY COVER THE ROAD. LATER WHEN DRIVING
AT NIGHT DURING OR JUST AFTER A HEAVY RAIN...APPROACH THESE AREAS
WITH CAUTION.
...IF A TRIP CAN BE DELAYED...CONSIDER WAITING BEFORE TAKING
UNNECESSARY TRIPS DURING A HEAVY RAIN OR WHEN FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN ISSUED.
...REMEMBER THAT FLOODED ROADS MAY MASK HIDDEN DANGERS. ROADS MAY BE
SCOURED AWAY OR BRIDGES MAY BE WASHED OUT.
...NEVER DRIVE AROUND A BARRICADE. NOT ONLY IS IT ILLEGAL...IT MAY
COST YOU YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND THE FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES OR FLASH.
INFORMATION ABOUT FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS AVAILABLE AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT...
STEVE BAYS P.E., SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
STEVE.BAYS@NOAA.GOV
501-834-0308
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