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<br />:'lr. F.lth Run"", j)~nv~r '.e;Jther Service ~o[..cast Office, 20 Decemoor
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<br />ensur,' public r..."pon~e. Th" content nf the "Holing r.J<!ssage should
<br />include:
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<br />The pnhl i<::~r{(}n hy the Hydrologic Engln..eriLl? Center, Corps of
<br />E(}~:n"er~, "utH"", variO"" fActor; to con$lJer in tll,- d",,1-.lon to
<br />i~~"e " ""tning, in the <lta~e"inat!on of ., ",,,r"lng, ,,,,d in ""~es~lnE
<br />the res~onse to a w~rntng.
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<br />The warning decision process should:
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<br />. AlloO'"'o1,, ~l:ne for evacuation; ,"inwtes, hours, days;
<br />. If ;en""", the r"l~ttofiship of the predicted f l",'d crest t~
<br />familiar land~[ka or recent historic flood events, keeping in mind
<br />that the flood might go higher; and
<br />. 5pecific instructions a. to the appropriate cour~e of acU<m,
<br />such as Where to go and what route to take.
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<br />. 5e ",,,de by ~<!sp<>Mtble off l~t"l or sgen~y if p<Hsible;
<br />. 8e ""de "ith koo"ledge of eu~rent and proje~ted Hood threat;
<br />. 3" ",,,de eo,,_dde~ing the deChl<>n ti"*' "hl~h is InHuen~ed by
<br />the nature of the stream;
<br />. 8e ~de "tth eon.tdera~ion of ~he spe~lf1c locatloa of people
<br />aad aot ",erely to p~ople tn ~en~rsl; and
<br />. Avoid f~\6e alarms ~hi~h reduce ~red1hIlity of system.
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<br />Dissemination. DissemInation of the flash flood "sroing message.
<br />is an Important task. A ",naing ,"~st reach the entire co""""nity,
<br />includIng handlcapped persons and re~te areas. ~ethods of
<br />di$seminstion Include:
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<br />. .,,'eekdIlY: 'tany p~opl" " "or':. .chonl, .,t h",,".
<br />. ~ight: P~o~le .~: IlQ'll" , ~$lc~~.
<br />. W~~k<,,,d and "0 ~ [J"y.: ~",}[>l~ ;" i,,,,," , r~~r~a ~ i"r..
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<br />. Radio: PrObably the best mas. media slstem .1nee almost
<br />everyotle has s tr3nshtor or car radio \<Ihich lIl<ly be used during ?o\<ler
<br />faUure.
<br />. Tel">l18100.: >lay re..ch a urge number of people, but is S\Ibject
<br />to po"er failure.
<br />. Sirens; 'lay reach large ""'ss~" bu~ OIay be diff1"-ult to
<br />distinguish bet"cen other ~arning., ouch as for tornados.
<br />. Telephone: Can b<O effective but nigh1y subject to line failure
<br />J~r1n~ severe storms.
<br />. Door to Door: Mos~ effe~tive "arn1ng 5Y6te~ and necessary for
<br />Cll~ny flood cO<ldItions ~u a35u~e tha~ e';e~youe teceive" notice of the
<br />f lood ~hreat.
<br />. ?,-,bl1e A~d~C~" Syotc:::: 'lay 'x' effective i~ disse",1""t ine
<br />~arnlng" quIckly to groups of people in buIldings or in ~e~otc areaS.
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<br />The pctson "ho i."alle" ~he \<I,,,ning has a be'1rbg on Its credi-
<br />;l1lty. For ",,,.. "'-cdla. ",.unIngs, a kno"n local ,dfklal Sl10UH be
<br />r<.~p(}n..thl~. T'''~.,t offldah, ~"d> '.~ p-oU"..:t\el) or fir""~,,, sho1:1d
<br />tsSue d"or to d"or \4SC[\lOlgS H possible. ~'here larl\~ "","sse. of p<,ople
<br />dre tht"ate[\ed, th~ u~c of bu."in..g.e~, chur~he~, schools, and oth"r
<br />so~ial organi7.att0n~ is prob~hly eh~ mo.t effective ~c~ns of i""ulng a
<br />f1~od war<llnl\.
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<br />rh.. ~Im" of d~y ~, day o~ ~'r"~ ,,\\1 jrlf1""n"~ ~Ilt' ty?e (,f
<br />~'.,rnin:;: llhen. Ty~ic~l ,.c~i>l{:i~$ ~t varlou~ t!."'e" !.nctud",
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<br />7he c.'n'~"~ <if t'"e ''',H"j~l\ [,; '~"ri ("I'"ct,,".t iI: ",,:;,',,:h~ cll_
<br />cO'C,"l\nl~y. It f.~ "t '" .,._'ce",,'lry ", c_or\tlnu'''lslj repe.H t...." ~'A,,,j 1,<( t,
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<br />3pccial radio nH"or'u, sur.h <'" lAw enfMc,,",cnt. radio systems,
<br />cH\~~tls h~"d, or halll radio.', and tom' ~"ttv~t"d r,dia. or p.l~ing
<br />'.,,\l~., "hidL. ",hl1~ nut reachIng ~ve,,' indoviju~L j!.rectly, could a~d
<br />~Ol n." :l!..sscain~~bn ?r(}~es".
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