PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   1000 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015   
      
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED MARCH 15 THROUGH MARCH 21   
   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: PARTNER RESOURCES   
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORKS WITH AND RELIES ON STRATEGIC   
   PARTNERS INVOLVED IN RIVER OBSERVATIONS...RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT...   
   FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT...FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION...AND FLOOD   
   PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY TO REDUCE THE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DUE   
   TO FLOODS. TODAY WE ARE SHARING SOME GREAT TOOLS FROM SEVERAL OF OUR   
   PARTNERS.   
      
   AMERICAN RED CROSS   
   FAMILY DISASTER PLAN: WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/PREPARE/LOCATION/HOME-FAMILY   
      
   FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES (FLASH)   
   FLOOD SAFETY INFORMATION: WWW.FLASH.ORG/PERIL_FLOOD.PHP   
      
   FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)   
   SAFETY INFORMATION: WWW.READY.GOV.   
   SAFETY KIT ASSEMBLY: WWW.READY.GOV/BUILD-A-KIT   
   PROPERTY PROTECTION AND FLOOD INSURANCE: WWW.FLOODSMART.GOV.   
   ASSESS YOUR FLOOD RISK: HTTPS://MSC.FEMA.GOV.   
      
   UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS   
   FLOOD INFORMATION:   
   HTTP://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL/MISSIONS/EMERGENCYOPERATIONS/FLOODS.ASPX   
      
   UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   
   WATER WATCH: HTTP://WATERWATCH.USGS.GOV/INDEX.PHP?ID=WW   
   WATER ALERT: HTTP://MAPS.WATERDATA.USGS.GOV/MAPPER/WATERALERT/   
      
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORKS WITH MANY KEY PARTNERS TO   
   COMPLETE THE MISSION OF PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. SOME   
   ADDITIONAL KEY PARTNERS ARE THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC WARNING   
   COUNCIL...ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS...THE NATIONAL   
   SAFETY COUNCIL...MEDIA OUTLETS...AND MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AND   
   PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF OUR   
   PARTNERS...OR TO LEARN ABOUT PARTNERS LOCAL TO YOUR AREA...CONTACT   
   YOUR LOCAL NWS OFFICE.   
      
   AS WE WRAP UP THE 2015 FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK REMEMBER...   
   FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN ANY OF THE FIFTY STATES OR U.S. TERRITORIES AT   
   ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. PREPARE YOURSELF...YOUR FAMILY...AND YOUR   
   HOME. BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL FLOODING IN YOUR AREA...TURN AROUND DONT   
   DROWN...AND HELP MAKE THE U.S. A MORE WEATHER READY NATION!   
      
   HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/COM/WEATHERREADYNATION/ OR FOR MORE   
   INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NWS OFFICE.   
      
   TABITHA CLARKE   
   TABITHA.CLARKE@NOAA.GOV   
   SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK   
      
      
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