[20070305: flood awareness week-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 051756
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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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