JamesRiverFloodAerialMON MAR 16 2015
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
 HAS DECLARED SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH THROUGH SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2015,  AS
 FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. EACH WEEKDAY DURING THE AWARENESS
 WEEK WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A DIFFERENT FLOOD RELATED
 TOPIC.
 
 MONDAY’S MESSAGE…
 
 FLOOD SAFETY: NEARLY EVERY DAY, FLOODING HAPPENS SOMEWHERE IN THE
 UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES. FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN ANY OF THE
 FIFTY STATES OR U.S. TERRITORIES AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. IT CAUSES
 MORE DAMAGE IN THE UNITED STATES THAN ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED
 EVENT. ON AVERAGE, FLOODS CAUSE EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES
 AND EIGHTY NINE FATALITIES ANNUALLY. MORE THAN HALF OF THESE DEATHS
 ARE THE RESULT OF DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS.
 
 BEING PREPARED AND KNOWING HOW TO STAY SAFE WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR
 LOVED ONES SURVIVE A FLOOD. STAY SAFE DURING A FLOOD BY BEING
 PREPARED IN ADVANCE. FOR INFO, GO TO: WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV