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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
  
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