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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
837 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
..LOUISIANA SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES
WITH THE START OF THE 2025-2026 SEVERE WEATHER SEASON FAST
APPROACHING, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE
LOUISIANA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS TO DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13TH THROUGH OCTOBER
18TH AS LOUISIANA SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY
CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO HELP RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SEVERE WEATHER SEASON. EVEN IF YOU DONT
LIVE OR WORK IN LOUISIANA, THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE ANYWHERE
IN THE FOUR STATE REGION OF ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS
TO LEARN ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY AND REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY PLANS. DURING THIS WEEK, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
REVIEW THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SEVERE WEATHER, AND HIGHLIGHT
SAFETY RULES. A SPECIAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
EACH DAY, ALONG WITH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
TODAY’S TOPIC IS...FLASH FLOODING.
FLASH FLOODING IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST WEATHER-RELATED KILLER IN THE
UNITED STATES.
FEW PEOPLE REALIZE THE TRUE POWER OF WATER. RAPIDLY MOVING FLOOD
WATERS ONLY SIX INCHES DEEP CAN KNOCK AN ADULT OFF THEIR FEET. TWO
FEET OF WATER CAN LIFT APPROXIMATELY 3000 POUNDS, WHICH IS THE
WEIGHT OF AN AVERAGE SIZED VEHICLE. VEHICLES CROSSING A FLOODED
ROADWAY CAN LOSE TRACTION WITH THE ROAD, ACTUALLY FLOATING IN SOME
CASES. IN SOME CASES, WATER CAN ERODE THE EARTH UNDERNEATH A ROAD,
CAUSING IT TO WASH OUT. IF A VEHICLE BECOMES OVERTURNED, IT CAN FILL
WITH WATER, ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF ITS OCCUPANTS. FLASH FLOOD
STATISTICS INDICATE THAT HALF OF THE ANNUAL FLOOD-RELATED FATALITIES
ARE VEHICLE-RELATED.
SO HOW CAN WE STAY SAFE FROM THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH FLASH
FLOODING?
AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING. DONT CAMP OR PARK
YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND WASHES. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS SUDDENLY
CAUGHT IN RISING WATER, LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
LASTLY, NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
REMEMBER THE FIRST SAFETY RULE OF FLASH FLOODING, TURN AROUND, DONT
DROWN.
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