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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
700 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009
...DAY 4 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
IS DETERMINING YOUR FLOOD RISK AND THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM. MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN FLOOD ZONES...WHETHER THE RISK OF
FLOODING IS LOW...MODERATE...OR HIGH. OVER A TYPICAL 30 YEAR
MORTGAGE...FLOODING OF THE HOME IS NEARLY 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN
HAVING A FIRE. DESPITE THIS FACT...FEW PEOPLE TAKE OUT FLOOD
INSURANCE. EVEN LOW HAZARD FLOOD HAZARD AREAS ARE AT RISK. ABOUT ONE
IN THREE FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS ON AVERAGE ARE PAID TO HOMEOWNERS
LIVING OUTSIDE OF HIGH RISK AREAS.
MOST HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES DO NOT COVER FLOODING. JUST A FEW
INCHES OF WATER CAN CAUSE MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO A
HOME. HOMEOWNERS...RENTERS...AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO
PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE AS LONG AS THEIR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES IN
THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM OR N.F.I.P.
THE N.F.I.P. IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM ENABLING PROPERTY OWNERS TO
PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE AT REASONABLE RATES. IT TAKES 30 DAYS FOR A
POLICY TO BECOME EFFECTIVE...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO BUY INSURANCE
BEFORE FLOODS THREATEN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WEB
SITE AT...
WWW.FLOODSMART.GOV
TO BUY FLOOD INSURANCE CONTACT AN INSURANCE AGENT IN YOUR AREA.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS AVAILABLE AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT...
STEVE BAYS P.E., SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
STEVE.BAYS@NOAA.GOV
501-834-0308
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