1. Use of Turn Around Don't Drown® in Road Signs

The phrase Turn Around Don't Drown® can be used all types of flood safety outreach. NWs encourages use of the phrase to further its mission to help protect life and property. The phrase may be used by NOAA/NWS employees working in an official capacity for any educational, safety, and/or outreach purpose. The phrase may also be used by external parties or NOAA/NWS employees in an unofficial capacity subject to guidelines in Sections 2 and 3 below.

Federal Highway Administration standards call for temporary incident road signs to be pink and rectangular-shaped. Permanent warning signs must be yellow and diamond-shaped (see samples below). You are welcome to print signs wherever you wish.

2. Use of Turn Around Don't Drown® Phrase on Social Media

Anyone can use the phrase Turn Around Don't Drown® on Social Media to help warn the public about the dangers of driving into flood waters. You can also use the yellow Turn Around Don't Drown® sign on social media.This limited permission is given on condition the use is lawful and professional in manner and is subject to review by NOAA/NWS. Any person or entity as described above using the phrase "Turn Around Don't Drown®" agrees with these conditions and agrees to immediately stop using the phrase should NOAA/NWS, in its sole discretion, determine for any reason that the use of the phrase is not in the best interests of the NWS flood safety program. If you believe the Turn Around Don't Drown® phrase is being improperly use, please contact the NWS Communications Office.

3. External Use of Turn Around Don't Drown® Phrase

NWS partners in the weather enterprise may use the phrase "Turn Around Don't Drown®" in broadcasts to encourage flood safety without special permission or license agreement from NOAA. For example, a broadcaster stating a flash flood warning is in effect may remind viewers to "turn around don't drown" at flooded low water crossings. This limited permission is given on condition the use is lawful and professional manner and is subject to review by NOAA/NWS. Any person or entity as described above using the phrase "Turn Around Don't Drown®" agrees with these conditions and agrees to immediately stop using the phrase should NOAA/NWS, in its sole discretion, determine for any reason that the use of the phrase is not in the best interests of the NWS flood safety program. If any NWS staff member believes the Turn Around Don't Drown® phrase is being improperly use, he or she should notify the NWS Communications Office.

Parties external to NOAA, as well as NOAA employees working in an unofficial capacity, may also use the phrase "Turn Around Don't Drown®" in printing, recording, or electronic storage media (e.g., pamphlet, clothing, badge, logo, video, audio, or web page), subject to the following conditions:

The phrase will be used for the purpose of encouraging public flood safety.

If the phrase is used in print format, it must include the registered trademark symbol® at the end.

Anyone using the phrase on a product, must provide one copy to NWS at no charge. The NWS will have the option of including the final product as an outreach resource in the "Turn Around Don't Drown®" webpage. Should the NWS decide to include the product in the Toolbox, full credit will be granted to the author and organization/company.

If the external party intends to meet all the above conditions, they should submit a written request to the Director of the NWS Communications Office. The request should describe how the Turn Around Don't Drown® phrase will be used, include a pre-production version of the use (e.g., on audio, video, draft hard copy, web page prototype), and be submitted to:

Linda Taylor

1325 East West Hwy, SSMC2 18100

Silver Spring, MD 20910

linda.taylor@noaa.gov

Permission to use the phrase will be preserved in a license agreement between NOAA and the external party. NWS will prepare the license agreement using a standard template (see attachment 1). The license agreement will become effective when signed by both the party seeking permission to use the phrase ("licensee") and the Director of the NWS Communications Office. NWS Communications will notify the licensee that the license agreement is effective once it has been signed by the Director of the NWS Communications Office.