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472 NOUS44 KJAN 121145 PNSJAN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 645 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...2012 NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... DAY 1 MONDAY MARCH 12 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON INVITES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY WEEK...MARCH 12-16 2012. THE PURPOSE OF THE WEEK IS TO RAISE PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AND WAYS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. TODAY...WE WILL FOCUS ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE OR AHPS. THIS IS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES FRONTLINE SOLUTION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED RIVER AND FLOOD FORECASTING AND WATER INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EACH YEAR FLOODING KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER FORM OF WEATHER...CAUSING DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF 7.5 BILLION DOLLARS. THREE QUARTERS OF ALL PRESIDENTIAL DECLARED DISASTERS RESULT FROM FLOODS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON USES DOPPLER RADARS, SATELLITES, A NETWORK OF AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SITES, AND THE FLASH FLOOD MONITORING PROGRAM TO WARN THE PUBLIC ABOUT POTENTIAL FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING. THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER AND THE SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER AND THE 11 OTHER RIVER FORECAST CENTERS NATIONWIDE USE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING RIVER FORECASTS. THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE ENABLES YOU TO GET RELIABLE ANSWERS TO SUCH QUESTIONS AS... ...HOW HIGH WILL THE RIVER RISE? ...WHEN WILL THE RIVER CREST? ...WHERE WILL IT FLOOD? ...HOW LONG WILL THE FLOODING LAST? ...WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF THE FLOOD? THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS RECENTLY ADDED SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO THE AHPS PAGES. THESE ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE: ...RIVER AND STREAM LOCATIONS ARE NOW PLOTTED ON A GOOGLE MAP. ...A BOOKMARK AND SOCIAL MEDIA SHARE BUTTON. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND FOR THE WFO JACKSON HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS... WWW.WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS NEXT...CLICK THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ON THE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES OR SELECT THE DATA VIEW TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAP. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AHPS AND FLOOD SAFETY GO TO: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLOODSAFETY $$