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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
700 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009
...THE FINAL DAY OF NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK 2009...
AS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK COMES TO A CLOSE...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE INVITES YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION. ALL THIS
WEEK...THE FOURTH ANNUAL NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS
WEEK...VARIOUS TOPICS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED.
TODAYS TOPIC IS FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS. FLOODS HAPPEN...AND
ON AVERAGE NEARLY A HUNDRED PEOPLE A YEAR ARE KILLED IN THE UNITED
STATES BY FLOODING. GOOD PREPARATION ALONG WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT
TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A FLOOD WILL INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF
SURVIVAL.
KEEP A MENTAL PICTURE OF WHAT AREAS AROUND YOU FLOOD. IF YOU SEE AN
AREA FLOODED...CHANCES ARE THAT IT WILL FLOOD AGAIN. IF YOU HAPPEN
ON A ROAD THAT IS COVERED WITH WATER...AVOID IT AND REMEMBER THAT
LOCATION. MANY OF THOSE KILLED BECAUSE THEY DROVE INTO A FLOODED
ROAD...DO SO AT NIGHT.
SOME FLOOD SAFETY AND GENERAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TIPS INCLUDE...
...PREPARE A FAMILY DISASTER PLAN AND DISCUSS IT WITH FAMILY
MEMBERS. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW WHERE TO GATHER AFTER A DISASTER
OF ANY KIND...FROM FIRE TO FLOOD...TORNADO TO EARTHQUAKE.
...CHECK IF YOUR HOMEOWNERS POLICY COVERS FLOODING AND MAKE WHATEVER
AMENDMENTS TO YOUR COVERAGE THAT MAY BE NEEDED.
...KEEP INSURANCE POLICIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT PAPERS IN A SAFE
DEPOSIT BOX.
...HAVE A DISASTER KIT AND REMEMBER TO ROTATE OUT PERISHABLES.
ENSURE THAT THIS KIT INCLUDES FOOD...POTABLE WATER...AND
PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. A BATTERY OPERATED RADIO IS ALSO A
MUST HAVE DURING A DISASTER.
...IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER...LISTEN FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SUCH AS EVACUATION ORDERS...SHELTER INFORMATION...OR BOIL ORDERS.
REFER TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY WEB PAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
MORE 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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