Flash Flood Safety
Do you know what
to do if you see water crossing over a roadway?
Flash floods
and floods are the #1 weather - related killer with around 140 deaths
recorded in the U.S. each year.
Flash flood safety rules:
- If ordered to evacuate or if rising water is
threatening, leave immediately and get to higher ground!
- Go to higher ground immediately! Avoid small rivers
or streams, low spots, canyons, dry riverbeds, etc.
- Do not try to walk through flowing water more than
ankle deep!
- Do not allow children to play around streams,
drainage ditches or viaducts, storm drains, or other flooded areas!
- DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS! Even
if it looks shallow enough to cross. The large majority of deaths due to
flash flooding are due to people driving through flooded areas. Water
only one foot deep can displace 1500 lbs! Two feet of water can EASILY
carry most automobiles! Roadways concealed by floodwaters may not be
intact, as the picture below shows the aftermath of a flood.
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