EMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   800 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015   
      
   ...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...   
      
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS HAS   
   DECLARED THIS WEEK AS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. MONDAY THROUGH   
   FRIDAY WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A DIFFERENT FLOOD RELATED   
   TOPIC.   
      
   TOPICS DURING THE WEEK.   
      
   MONDAY...FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS   
   TUESDAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN (TADD)   
   WEDNESDAY...FLOOD HAZARDS   
   THURSDAY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATER RESOURCES   
   FRIDAY...PARTNER RESOURCES   
      
   FLOOD SAFETY: 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. MORE THAN HALF OF THESE DEATHS   
   ARE THE RESULT OF DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS. BEING PREPARED AND   
   KNOWING HOW TO STAY SAFE WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES SURVIVE A   
   FLOOD. STAY SAFE DURING A FLOOD BY BEING PREPARED IN ADVANCE. BE A   
   FORCE OF NATURE. WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV   
      
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