2021 Calendar Meet TexAnna congratulates the 2021 TexAnna TADD Poster Contest Winners: TADDpole

January: Erick August: Anthony

February: Emily September: Natalie

TexAnna TADDpole : Lydia October: Austin is a very special TADD artwork winners for tadpole. the 2021 calendar were : Jessenia November: Anesha submitted from diferent TexAnna is the locations in . D'Hanis Ofcial Mascot of May: Angel December: Mia ISD, Coggin Intermediate, TFMA’s Turn Around Medina Valley School, Don’t Drown public Springridge Elementary and June: Lily Cover: Joclyn awareness and Yale Elementary contributed outreach program. 5th Grade • Medina Valley School the outstanding drawings for July: Nicholas the calendar.

TEXAS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (TFMA) is the leading resource for foodplain management professionals in Texas. We TEXAS FLOODPLAIN work to build partnerships with federal, state and local agencies as well as other MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION professional organizations and associations. TFMA supports comprehensive, non- structural management of the state’s foodplains and related water resources. We strive to educate the public about the risk of living in the foodplain, the need for food P.O. Box 1237 insurance and the need for hazard mitigation activities to break the cycle of rebuilding Cedar Park, TX 78630 unwise development in our valuable waterways. Joining TFMA afords members the opportunity to earn the national Certifed Floodplain Manager (CFM®) status (512) 260-1366 through the Texas chapter and to continue professional growth through training and Email: [email protected] educational opportunities. www.TFMA.org OUR FOCUS TFMA believes through coordinated, well-informed eforts, the public and private Follow us on: sectors can: • Reduce the loss of human life and property damage resulting from fooding Facebook (TxFMA) • Preserve the natural and cultural values of foodplains Twitter @TexasCFM • Return valuable foodplains to their natural state Instagram @txfma www.TFMA.org • Avoid actions which exacerbate fooding TURN AROUND DON’T DROWN Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATA FOLLOW THESE ALSO SHOWS: thunderstorm related hazard. • Nearly half of all fash food fatalities are SAFETY RULES: vehicle-related. WHY? The main reason is people • The majority of victims are males. 1) MONITOR THE NOAA WEATHER underestimate the force and power of water. • Flood deaths afect all age groups. RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS Many of the deaths occur in automobiles • Most fash foods are caused by slow- SOURCE for vital weather related as they are swept downstream. Of these moving thunderstorms that move information. drownings, many are preventable, but too repeatedly over the same area or heavy 2) IF FLOODING OCCURS, many people continue to drive around the rains from tropical storms and hurricanes. GET TO HIGHER GROUND. barriers that warn you the road is fooded. These foods can develop within minutes This includes dips, low spots, canyons, Whether you are driving or walking, if you or hours depending on the intensity and washes, etc. come to a fooded road, TURN AROUND duration of the rain, the topography, soil DON’T DROWN. You will not know the conditions and ground cover. 3) AVOID AREAS ALREADY depth of the water nor will you know the • Flash foods can roll boulders, tear out FLOODED, especially if the water is condition of the road under the water. trees, destroy buildings and bridges and fowing fast. Do not attempt to cross scour out new channels. Rapidly rising fowing streams. water can reach heights of 30 feet or Except for heat related fatalities, 4) NEVER DRIVE THROUGH more deaths occur from flooding more. Furthermore, fash food-producing rains can also trigger catastrophic mud FLOODED ROADWAYS. If your than any other hazard. slides. vehicle is suddenly caught in rising water, leave it immediately and seek WHY? Most people fail to realize the power Occasionally, foating debris or ice can higher ground. of water. Six inches of fast-moving food accumulate at a natural or man-made water can knock you of your feet. 5) DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR obstruction and restrict the fow of water. VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS While the number of fatalities can vary Water held back by ice jam or debris dams AND WASHES, particularly during dramatically year to year with weather can cause fooding upstream. Subsequent threatening conditions. conditions, the national 30-year average for fash fooding can occur downstream if the food deaths is 127. That compares with a obstruction should suddenly release. 6) BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS 30-year average of 73 deaths for lightning, AT NIGHT when it is harder to 65 for tornadoes and 16 for hurricanes. recognize food dangers.

Illustration by: Erick • 5th Grade • Coggin Intermediate JANUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DECEMBER 2020 FEBRUARY TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Start the new year of right. Read the tips 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 throughout this calendar and be Weather Wise. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Protect the lives of those you love by being 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 prepared! Make 2021 the year you teach others 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 about TADD. 27 28 29 30 31 28 New Year’s Day 3 4 5 Last Quarter 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 New Moon 13 14 15 16

TFMA\CFM Renewal Deadline 17 18 19 First Quarter 20 21 New Moon 22 23

Martin Luther King Day 24 25 26 27 Full Moon 28 29 30 31

Illustration by: Emily • 5th Grade • Coggin Intermdeiate FEBRUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Last Quarter 4 5 First Quarter 6

Groundhog Day 7 8 9 10 New Moon 11 12 13

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Valentine’s Day Presidents’ Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 Full Moon 27

28 JANUARY TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: MARCH 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Have a family evacuation plan and emergency kit that includes food, water, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 clothing, medications, important papers and other items necessary for 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 survival. Create a communication plan that enables you to contact each 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 other and meet in a safe place in case your family is separated during a 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 disaster. 28 29 30 31 31

Illustration by: Lydia • 5th Grade • Springridge Elementary MARCH 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 Last Quarter 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7 8 9 10 11 12 New Moon 13

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Daylight Saving Time Begins St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring First Quarter 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Full Moon 28 29 30 31 TexAnna Last Quarter TADDpole’s Tip: APRIL Communities may attempt to block fooded 1 2 3 roads or bridges. It’s impossible to barricade all 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 afected areas. Some motorists will drive around 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 barricades and into fooded roads only to fnd 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 themselves and others fghting for their lives in 25 26 27 28 29 30 swift food waters.

Illustration by: Jessenia • 5th Grade • D'Hanis ISD APRIL 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MARCH 1 2 TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 Be very cautious when walking or playing near a fooded stream. Stream 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 banks can be very muddy and slippery and could cave in causing you to 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 fall into rapidly fowing water. Especially keep an eye on smaller children and pets. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Last Quarter 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Easter New Moon 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

TFMA Annual Conference April 13-16, Denton, TX 18 19 First Quarter 20 21 22 23 24

San Jacinto Day

Full Moon MAY 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Illustration by: Angel • 5th Grade • Springridge Elementary MAY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

APRIL JUNE 1 2 3 TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 Buy and use a NOAA All Hazards Radio in your home. Consider a portable 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 battery-powered NOAA radio for use in your vehicle during road trips and 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 family outings. A NOAA radio will provide current weather updates, food 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 26 27 28 29 30 watches, warnings and much more. 28 29 30 2 Last Quarter 3 4 5 6 7 8

Cinco de Mayo 9 10 New Moon 11 12 13 14 15

Mother’s Day Armed Forces Day 16 17 18 First Quarter 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 Full Moon 26 27 28 29 30 31

Illustration by: Lily • 5th Grade • Springridge Elementary JUNE 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

MAY Last Quarter JULY 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 6 7 8 9 New Moon 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 First Quarter 17 18 19

Flag Day 20 21 22 23 Full Moon 24 25 26

Father’s Day First Day of Summer

27 28 29 30 TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: When camping, never park your travel trailer or place your tent near a fowing creek or stream. Always be weather-wise when outdoors. If you notice water starting to rise, seek higher ground immediately.

Illustration by: Nicholas • 5th Grade • Springridge Elementary JULY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JUNE AUGUST Last Quarter TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Never swim, tube or boat in a fooded stream. Swift currents can quickly pull you under. Fast moving 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 debris in the water such as uprooted trees can 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 strike you and make it impossible for you to reach the stream bank. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 30 31 4 5 6 7 8 New Moon 9 10

Independence Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 First Quarter 17

18 19 20 21 22 Full Moon 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 Last Quarter 31

Illustration by: Anthony • 5th Grade • Coggin Intermediate AUGUST 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

New Moon 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

First Quarter 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Full Moon 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

TFMA Technical Summit – August 24-27, Lost Pines, TX

Last Quarter JULY SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NEVER drive through fooded roadways or attempt 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 to cross a low water crossing or bridge when water is fowing over the pavement. Always remember to 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 “Turn Around Don’t Drown.” It may save your life 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 and lives of those most precious to you. 27 28 29 30

Illustration by: Natalie • 5th Grade • Yale Elementary SEPTEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY AUGUST OCTOBER 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 New Moon 6 7 8 9 10 11

Labor Day 12 First Quarter 13 14 15 16 17 18

Grandparents Day Mexican Independence Day 19 Full Moon 20 21 22 23 24 25

First Day of Fall 26 27 Last Quarter 28 29 30 TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: This is the peak of hurricane season in Texas. If a storm approaches our state, monitor weather conditions and be prepared to evacuate if ordered to do so. Remember, when these big storms hit, their efects are far reaching. Inland areas away from the coast can expect high and damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rain and fooding.

Illustration by: Austin • 5th Grade • Coggin Intermediate OCTOBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: NOVEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 2 3 4 During a fash food event, roads, bridges and 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 low water crossings will be covered by very fast 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 moving foodwater. Often times, the bridge or road is washed out creating extremely dangerous 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 conditions. 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 5 New Moon 6 7 8 9

10 11 First Quarter 12 13 14 15 16

Columbus Day Boss’s Day 17 18 19 Full Moon 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 Last Quarter 28 29 30 31

Illustration by: Anesha • 5th Grade • Springridge Elementary NOVEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

OCTOBER New Moon 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Election Day 7 8 9 10 First Quarter 11 12 13

Daylight Saving Time Ends Observed 14 15 16 17 18 Full Moon 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 Last Quarter 27

Thanksgiving Day

TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: DECEMBER 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Many cities and counties have made attempts to mark low water crossings, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 roads and bridges at risk of fooding with signs and stream-side food gauges. Some have blinking lights that activate when the road or bridge is 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 fooded. However, there are so many creeks, streams and crossing roads in 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Texas that it is impossible to mark or identify all at risk roads and bridges. 27 28 29 30 31

Illustration by: Mia • 5th Grade • Springridge Elementary DECEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER TexAnna TADDpole’s Tip: 1 2 3 New Moon 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 It only takes about 18 inches of fowing water 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 to cause a vehicle to foat and wash of the 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 fooded road into very swift water with deadly 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 results. If your vehicle is caught in rising water, leave it immediately and seek higher 28 29 30 ground. 5 6 7 8 9 First Quarter 10 11

Pearl Harbor Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 Full Moon 18

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First Day of Winter Eve Christmas Day

Last Quarter JANUARY 2022 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 New Year’s Eve 30 31 N AROUN R D U . T

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