March 15-19 is National Flood Safety Awareness Week
By: Mar 15, 2021, 10:17pm Updated on: Mar 15, 2021
The National Weather Service has designated March 15-19 as Flood Safety Awareness Week 2021.
Flooding occurs throughout the year across the United States. It causes more damage in the United States than any other weather-related event. On average, floods cause $8 billion in damages and 89 fatalities annually. Now is the time to prepare our communities.