25-02-2025
Austin schoolchildren to promote flood safety
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The beginning of Meteorological Spring (March, April, and May) coincides with the start of a season within the season. The spring storm season is a time when Central Texas has the bulk of its severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flooding.
Periods of heavy rain can lead to flooding, so now is the perfect opportunity to make Central Texas citizens aware of the dangers of driving over flooded roads, especially at night when the standing water is harder to see.
With that in mind, the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department is conducting its annual Flood Safety Video Contest. Vicki Pugh is the Community Engagement Specialist with Watershed Protection. She spoke with Rich Segal about the contest.
The contest is for schoolchildren in grades 6-12. Those who choose to participate must include in their videos the moniker 'Turn Around, Don't Drown.'
Turn Around Don't Drown launched on May 22, 2003, as a partnership between the National Weather Service, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, and the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Entries are due by March 31st, 2025. The winners will be revealed during the city's Flood Safety Awareness Week April 21st to 26th. The winners get a $100 gift card and other prizes.
Learn more about the Flood Safety Contest and view previous year's winners on the city of Austin's website.
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