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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1000 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
..2010 NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK
..THIS IS LAST DAY OF NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK 2010
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE
LOUISIANA IS HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRD ANNUAL
NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK.
THE THEME TODAY...MARCH 19...IS FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPARATION. FLOODS
HAPPEN EVERYWHERE. BETWEEN 1974 AND 2003...AN AVERAGE OF 106 DEATHS
OCCURRED IN FLOODS PER YEAR. GOOD PREPARATION AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO
IN A FLOOD WILL INCREASE YOUR SAFETY AND POSSIBLY YOUR SURVIVAL.
SOME FLOOD SAFETY PREPARATION TIPS ARE...
PREPARE A FAMILY DISASTER PLAN.
DETERMINE IF YOUR INSURANCE COVERS FLOOD DAMAGES. IF NOT...GET FLOOD
INSURANCE.
KEEP INSURANCE...IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS...AND OTHER VALUABLE ITEMS IN A
SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
ASSEMBLE A DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT.
FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GO IF ORDERED TO EVACUATE.
MAKE A KEEP-IN-TOUCH ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
REFER TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY WEB SITES FOR IDEAS AND EXAMPLES OF DISASTER PLANS
AND DISASTER KITS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT A H P S...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN...
FLOOD-RELATED PHENOMENA...THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM...
SAFETY AND PREPARATION...AND THE 2010 FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS
AVAILABLE AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE SERVICE HYDROLOGIST...PATRICIA
BROWN AT 9 8 5 6 4 5 0 5 6 5.
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