Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
600 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019

...Today's Topic for Flood Safety Awareness Week is Turn
Around Don't Drown...

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Little Rock, Arkansas, along
with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management has declared
March 18th through the 22nd as Flood Safety Awareness Week. Each
day during the awareness week will feature information about a
different flood related topic.

...Turn Around Don't Drown...

Never drive or walk into flood water - Turn Around Don't Drown!

Flooding is one of the leading causes of weather related fatalities
in the U.S. On average, flooding claims 80 to 90 lives each year.
More than half of these deaths occur in motor vehicles when people
attempt to drive through flooded roadways. This happens because
people underestimate the force and power of water, especially when
it is moving.

Just six inches of fast-moving water can knock over and carry off
an adult. Twelve inches of water can float a small car. If that
water is moving, it can carry that car away. Eighteen to
twenty-four inches of flowing water can carry away most vehicles,
including large SUVs.

It is impossible to tell the exact depth of water covering a
roadway or the condition of the road below the water. This is
especially true at night when your vision is more limited. It
is never safe to drive or walk through flood waters. Any time
you come to a flooded road, walkway, or path, follow this simple
rule: Turn Around DonAt Drown.

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For more about Turn Around DonAt Drown (TADD) visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown

For more information and flood safety tips, visit
www.weather.gov/safety/flood

To contact us, email Senior Service Hydrologist Tabitha Clarke
at the National Weather Service in Little Rock. Her address is tabitha.clarke@noaa.gov

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