[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 4/7/2015 6:54:23 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 
653 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN MOUNT HOLLY, NJ HAS DECLARED 
APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 10TH AS FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. EACH 
DAY DURING THE AWARENESS WEEK WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A 
DIFFERENT FLOOD RELATED TOPIC.

NEVER DRIVE OR WALK INTO FLOOD WATERS - TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! 
FLOODING IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF WEATHER RELATED FATALITIES 
IN THE U.S. ON AVERAGE, FLOODING CLAIMS NEARLY 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 OT WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. ANY TIME YOU 
COME TO A FLOODED ROAD, WALKWAY, OR PATH, FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE RULE: 
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FLOOD SAFETY TIPS, VISIT
WWW.FLOODSAFETY.NOAA.GOV.

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