Greenwood, Mississippi

      ... 2010 National flood safety awareness week...

              day 2 Tuesday March 16, 2010

Today is the second day of the National weather service's annual
flood safety awareness week. 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 service's "turn around
don't drown!" (Tadd) Campaign. Tadd is a Campaign to warn people of
The Hazards of walking or driving a vehicle through flood waters.

Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other
severe weather related hazard. The main reason is people
underestimate the force and power of water. More than half of all
flood deaths result from vehicles being swept downstream. All it
takes is 18 to 24 inches of fast flowing water to sweep an
automobile or truck downstream.

Mississippi, northeast Louisiana, and southeast Arkansas have had
their share of river flooding and flash flooding over the years. Our
proximity to the Gulf of Mexico leaves US susceptible to high
rainfall rates anytime during the year. Avoid driving your car into
flooded areas, especially fast flowing streams. The current may
sweep you downstream. "Turn around don't drown!" Road beds may also
have been washed out by a Swift Current. "Turn around don't drown!"
In our area, people have drown by driving their cars into flowing
streams and washed out roadways.

For further information on tadd, go to the following websites:

Www.Weather.Gov/os/water/tadd

Or

Www.Weather.Gov/floodsafety