PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   800 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2015   
      
   ...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...   
      
   NEVER DRIVE OR WALK INTO FLOOD WATERS...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.   
   FLOODING IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF WEATHER RELATED FATALITIES   
   IN THE U.S. ON AVERAGE...FLOODING CLAIMS NEARLY 90 LIVES EACH YEAR.   
   MORE THAN HALF OF THESE DEATHS OCCUR IN MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN PEOPLE   
   ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE   
   PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THE FORCE AND POWER OF WATER...ESPECIALLY WHEN   
   IT IS MOVING.   
      
   JUST SIX INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK OVER AND CARRY OFF AN   
   ADULT. TWELVE INCHES OF WATER CAN FLOAT A SMALL CAR. IF THAT WATER   
   IS MOVING...IT CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING LARGE SUV'S. IT   
   IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE EXACT DEPTH OF WATER COVERING A ROADWAY OR   
   THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD BELOW THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE   
   AT NIGHT WHEN YOUR VISION IS MORE LIMITED. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE   
   OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. ANY TIME YOU COME TO A FLOODED   
   ROAD...WALKWAY...OR PATH...FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE RULE...TURN AROUND   
   DON'T DROWN.   
      
   FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FLOOD SAFETY TIPS VISIT...   
   WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV   
      
      
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