Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch
Expires 7:00 PM EDT on March 20, 2010
Statement as of 5:45 am EDT on March 19, 2010
... Red flag warning remains in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to
7 PM EDT this evening...
... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Saturday afternoon
through Saturday evening...
A red flag warning remains in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to
7 PM EDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect
from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
High pressure will build into the region today... bringing in drier
air. Relative humidity values are expected to drop below 35
percent for four or more hours this afternoon across inland areas.
The dry air will continue through Saturday with the possibility of
several hours of relative humidity below 35 percent across inland
areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for
the spread of wildfire are occurring now... or will occur within
24 hours.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:30 am EST on March 18, 2010
... Flood safety awareness week...
... Todays topic is determining flood risk and flood insurance...
Everyone lives in a flood zone... whether that risk be low...
moderate... or high. Over a typical 30 year home mortgage... floods
are nearly three times more likely to occur than fire. Put another
way... your home has the same chance of being flooded as your car
being stolen... yet few people have flood insurance. Even low hazard
flood areas are at risk... about one in three flood insurance claims
each year are paid to homeowners living outside of high-risk areas.
You may think homeowner's insurance covers floods... but in reality
most homeowner's insurance does not cover flooding... and just a few
inches of water can cause thousands of dollars in damage.
Homeowners... renters... and business owners are eligible to Purchase
flood insurance as long as their community participates in the
National flood insurance program or N-f-I-p.
The N-f-I-p is a federal program enabling property owners to
Purchase flood insurance at reasonable rates. It takes 30 days
after Purchase for a policy to take effect... so it is important to
buy insurance before floods threaten. Now is a great time to buy
flood insurance ahead of the Summer thunderstorm and hurricane
seasons.
For more information see the federal emergency management agency web
site...
Www.Floodsmart.Gov
To buy flood insurance... contact an insurance agent in your area.
Additional information about National Weather Service flood
warnings... advisories... and flood safety is available at...
Www.Weather.Gov/floodsafety
