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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
600 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013
...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK 2013 BEGINS ON MONDAY...
FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18TH THROUGH THE
22ND. THIS WEEK IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT HIGH
WATER AND ITS DANGERS.
LOOKING AT THIRTY YEAR AVERAGES...FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS
CLAIM MORE LIVES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAN TORNADOES AND
LIGHTNING.
ACROSS ARKANSAS IN 2012...DROUGHT CONDITIONS KEPT STORMS TO A
MINIMUM...AND THERE WERE ONLY 2 FLASH FLOOD DEATHS. HOWEVER...
IN 2011...THERE WERE 18 HIGH WATER FATALITIES ACROSS THE STATE...
THE MOST OF ANY STATE NATIONWIDE. IN 2010...22 PEOPLE LOST THEIR
LIVES...INCLUDING 20 DEATHS AT THE ALBERT PIKE RECREATION AREA
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ON JUNE 11TH.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY...MORE THAN HALF OF ALL FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. IT ONLY TAKES SIX INCHES OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY
AWAY MOST VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES PICKUPS AND SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES...WHICH ARE HEAVIER BUT HAVE MORE SURFACE AREA FOR THE
WATER TO PUSH.
IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE DEPTH OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY AT
NIGHT. IN MANY CASES...BARRICADES ARE PLACED WHERE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD...AND MOTORISTS RISK GOING AROUND THE BARRICADES TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS A SIMPLE SLOGAN THAT ADVISES
MOTORISTS TO PLAY IT SAFE WHEN A FLOODED ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED. THAT
SLOGAN IS...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
THIS SLOGAN IS ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEK. THE TOPICS INCLUDE...
(1) THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/
(2) TURN AROUND DONT DROWN /TADD/
(3) FLOODING AND RELATED PHENOMENA
(4) FLOOD RISK AND INSURANCE
(5) FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS
THE TOPICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE
ROCK WEBSITE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK/?N=FLOODSAFETY.HTM
THE FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEBSITE ALSO ADDRESSES THE TOPICS...AND
HAS MUCH MORE INFORMATION ON THE DANGERS OF FLOODING...AS WELL AS
STATISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. THE WEBSITE IS HERE...
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/FLOODSAFETY
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION LOCALLY CONTACT...
SERVICE HYDROLOGIST TABITHA CLARKE
SR-LZK.RIVER@NOAA.GOV
501-834-0308
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