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<br />Th" N..t i Ona I Flood i ,.,~ur"n~" Pros",,,, u ...c:I the t load"'.....
<br />~on~ePt In, t '~ .. at" .tud.... to.. co",,,,un i t i '" part i <: i "at, n9 in the
<br />r..sular pha.~ 01 th" prog..am~.
<br />Flood Warning,and Flo9~EQ....ca'tin9 S....t...,.
<br />Th.. Nat;onal Oc....nic and At..o.ph..,;c Ad",inr"tration (NOAA)
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<br />th..ough it' ~ Nat i Ona I W..ath.... S....v i ce 1 NW5), "'" i nta. nS
<br />.....a..-a..ownd .u..v" i I I "n~" ot ",..ather and t I ood cend i t j 0'15.
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<br />Dail...
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<br />..eather ,cr..cast. a.... issued throwgh the NW5 and disseminated b...
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<br />....e:! i 0 and tee I ev i s i On ~tate ions.
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<br />A general ..Iert to the d..nger ~t
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<br />tlash tlooding is One of the s..rvice. provid..d by the NWS.
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<br />Ey_a<;p't!.i_or::o__j;~..!,i!n
<br />An "Eme..geno::y Evacuatelon and Operations Plan" ..ould !,,""vide
<br />tor 001 ert I ng th.. pub; i ~ ot p"tent I a I t I ood. ng, and coord i nat i ng
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<br />communit... and count... s..rvice. dwring an e",,,rg..n<;,,.
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<br />Plan
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<br />i",pl""'''ntatien during the tim.. "t..n e",..rsene,.. ceq"i......
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<br />"ccP<lraticn ct the gen..ral public
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<br />..s "ell as 1,,,,,.1 ctticials.
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<br />This is ..."..ci..ll"
<br />....SCu.. opecatel"n..
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<br />tlood fight.ng, ..vacl,Jatlon,
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<br />mport..nt tor
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<br />Co",,,,unication i.. ..xt.."",,,ly i",poctant during
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<br />flood alerts.
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<br />W"o"in'3s i ..sl,Jed throu'3h the NWS are di sseminated
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<br />by radio to state ..nd 10"...1 citi"ial!i.
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<br />RECOMMENDATIONS
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<br />The tollc",i"s ..ecommendations are includ"d tor c:on..id..ration in
<br />r"duci"g potentia; tlood da'u,g..s.
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<br />Lcc:al units ot gover"m..nt should upd..te thier tlood plain
<br />",anagem"nt Or tlood "az.rd mitigation plan and incorporate
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<br />the tindings ot thi.. study.
<br />Existing restrictions that contecibwte teo overbllnk tloodin,"
<br />..hould b" corrected "here possible and wh..n possible.
<br />Detailed stl,Jdi"$ ot "pecdic ..tructural Illterntltive "'easures
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<br />3.
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<br />such as tlocdwa,.." cr dikes ..hOl,Jld be considered.
<br />O"n..rS and OCCl,Jpant.. ot buildin,"" and oteher property ..ithln
<br />or ..djacent to the d..lln..ated tlood boundar... .hOl,Jld con"ider
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<br />5.
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<br />tlood insuran"e.
<br />intor",ation and education 1'009"'''''' On tlood hazards
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<br />"hould b" ....de availabl. to t".. p"blic:.
<br />Nativ~ habitat along the "'00''1 c:hannels should be ",aintained
<br />tll prllservll channel ..tabl I it... ..nd provide "ildlite habitat.
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