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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1257 PM EST MON MAR 5 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
/EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS
AND OTHER USERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: LARRY WENZEL
NWS NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC OUTREACH PROGRAM MANAGER
SUBJECT: 2007 FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK
THE THIRD ANNUAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK HOSTED BY NOAA/S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS MARCH 19 TO 23 2007. THE PURPOSE OF
FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING AND WAYS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ON AN
AVERAGE ANNUAL BASIS IN THE UNITED STATES...FLOODS KILL NEARLY
100 PEOPLE AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES OF ABOUT 5.3 BILLION
DOLLARS. NO STATE OR TERRITORY IS IMMUNE FROM THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.
BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. JOHNSON...U.S. AIR FORCE /RET./...DIRECTOR OF NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATED...
NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ACCESS
TO FLOOD INFORMATION IN THE RIGHT FORMAT...AT THE RIGHT
TIME...TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE...TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO
MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF HARMS WAY. KNOWING HOW TO REACT WHEN
FLOODS THREATEN CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
DEATH.
AS PART OF NOAA/S CONTINUING MISSION TO SERVE INCREASING NEEDS
FOR WEATHER AND WATER INFORMATION...NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STRIVES TO IMPROVE FLOOD FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. DR
THOMAS GRAZIANO...ACTING CHIEF OF THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICES
DIVISION IN NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATED...
WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE AMERICA SAFER. LEVERAGING
ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND WORKING HAND IN HAND
WITH VALUED PARTNERS INCLUDING EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SAFETY
OFFICIALS...AND THE MEDIA EXPANDS ACCESS TO MORE TIMELY
AND SITE SPECIFIC FLOOD FORECASTS AND WARNINGS WHICH SAVE
LIVES AND VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT FLOODING AND FLOOD SAFETY...
INCLUDING EDUCATION MATERIALS...VIDEOS...BROCHURES...AND NEWS
ARTICLES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY/
TOPICS COVERED ON THIS WEB PAGE INCLUDE...
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE.
THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ IS THE HEART
OF AN ONGOING EFFORT OF NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO
MODERNIZE HYDROLOGIC SERVICES FOR EVENTS RANGING FROM FLOODS TO
DROUGHTS. AHPS EXTENDS THE RANGE AND QUANTIFIES THE CERTAINTY OF
NWS RIVER FORECASTS AND PROVIDES TIMELY...USER FRIENDLY TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS ON THE INTERNET.
TURN AROUND... DON'T DROWN.PEOPLE OFTEN UNDERESTIMATE THE FORCE OF WATER. MORE THAN HALF OF ALL FLOOD-RELATED DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED...INCLUDING TRUCKS AND SUVS...THAT ARE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM. MANY OF THESE DROWNINGS ARE PREVENTABLE SIMPLY BY NOT DRIVING OR WALKING ONTO FLOODED ROADS. MOST VEHICLES LOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD IN SIX INCHES OF WATER AND CAN BE SWEPT AWAY IN 18-24 INCHES OF WATER. REMEMBER...WHEN APPROACHING A FLOODED ROADWAY...MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
FLOODING AND RELATED PHENOMENA.A VARIETY OF FLOODING AND RELATED PHENOMENA PLACE ALL 50 STATES AND TERRITORIES AT RISK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TROPICAL CYCLONE INLAND FLOODING...SNOWMELT...ICE JAMS...AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE JUST SOME OF THE FLOOD RELATED PHENOMENA WHICH POSE A THREAT TO AMERICANS.
DETERMINING FLOOD RISK AND CHOOSING FLOOD INSURANCE.FLOOD LOSSES ARE NOT TYPICALLY COVERED IN HOMEOWNER INSURANCE POLICIES. HOWEVER...FLOOD INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY /FEMA/ NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. FEMA/S FLOODSMART CAMPAIGN PROMOTES THE IDEA THAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW THEIR FLOOD RISK AND CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD INSURANCE.
FLOOD SAFETY.NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...ALONG WITH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS...INFORMS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ON HOW TO BECOME AWARE OF FLOOD RISKS AND REACT PROPERLY WHEN A FLOOD THREATENS. KNOWING WHAT TO DO BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER A FLOOD CAN SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS A LINE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION...AN AGENCY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. NOAA IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING ECONOMIC SECURITY AND NATIONAL SAFETY THROUGH THE PREDICTION AND RESEARCH OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS AND PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP OF U.S. COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES. THROUGH THE EMERGING GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS /GEOSS/...NOAA IS WORKING WITH ITS FEDERAL PARTNERS AND NEARLY 60 COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL MONITORING NETWORK THAT IS AS INTEGRATED AS THE PLANET IT OBSERVES.
THIS AND OTHER NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.
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