PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   1000 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014   
      
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 22   
   AS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN   
   LITTLE ROCK WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A DIFFERENT FLOOD TOPIC   
   EACH DAY DURING THE AWARENESS WEEK.   
      
   TODAYS TOPIC: FLOOD SAFETY - PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS   
      
   NEARLY EVERY DAY...FLOODING HAPPENS SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES   
   OR ITS TERRITORIES.  FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN ANY OF THE FIFTY STATES   
   OR U.S. TERRITORIES AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. IT CAUSES MORE DAMAGE   
   IN THE UNITED STATES THAN ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED EVENT. ON   
   AVERAGE...FLOODS CAUSE EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES AND EIGHTY   
   NINE FATALITIES ANNUALLY.  BEING PREPARED AND KNOWING HOW TO STAY   
   SAFE WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES SURVIVE A FLOOD.   
      
   PREPARE:   
   KNOWING YOUR FLOOD RISK IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING.   
   FIND OUT WHICH FLOODING HAZARDS IMPACT YOUR STATE AT   
   WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV/MAP.SHTML. YOU CAN ALSO FIND OUT IF YOU   
   LIVE IN A FLOOD PLAIN BY VISITING OUR PARTNERS AT FEMA AT   
   HTTPS://MSC.FEMA.GOV. THERE ARE MANY TIPS FOR WHAT TO DO BEFORE,   
   DURING AND AFTER A FLOOD ON OUR NEWLY REDESIGNED FLOOD SAFETY   
   WEBSITE AT WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV.   
      
   BE AWARE:   
   FIND THE LATEST FORECASTS AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS AT   
   WEATHER.GOV AND WATER.WEATHER.GOV. FORECASTERS IN NWS OFFICES WORK   
   AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE   
   ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE SAME   
   INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AT   
   HTTP://MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV. SOME SMART PHONES ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE   
   FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALERTS VIA THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS SYSTEM.   
   VISIT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/COM/WEATHERREADYNATION/WEA.HTML FOR MORE   
   INFORMATION.   
      
   ANOTHER TOOL TO ALERT YOU TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IS NOAA ALL   
   HAZARDS RADIO. THIS NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTS   
   CONTINUOUS WEATHER, RIVER AND OTHER EMERGENCY INFORMATION DIRECT   
   FROM NWS OFFICES AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. FOR MORE INFORMATION,   
   VISIT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NWR/   
      
   STAY SAFE DURING A FLOOD BY KNOWING YOUR RISK AND WHERE TO GET THE   
   LATEST FORECAST AND HAZARD INFORMATION.  BE A FORCE OF NATURE.   
   WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/COM/WEATHERREADYNATION/FORCE.HTML   
      
   JOIN US TOMORROW FOR INFORMATION ON THE NWS TURN AROUND DONT DROWN   
   PROGRAM.   
      
   TABITHA CLARKE   
   TABITHA.CLARKE@NOAA.GOV   
   SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK   
      
      
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