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    Question ID:   2089         Current Version: 1
Question: What do you need to know about flash flood safety?
Category: Science > Weather
Keywords: safety, tip, guideline, safe, flash, flood
Type: what
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Flash floods are the Number One weather-related killer in the United States. Nearly half of all flash flood fatalities are auto-related! Listen to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Weather Radio or commercial radio/television to stay informed about flash flood watches, warnings and advisories. You may have only SECONDS to act!

Flash floods occur within a few minutes or hours of excessive rainfall, a dam or levee failure, or a sudden release of water held by an ice jam. 

Indoors

  • Abandon your home immediately if evacuation is recommended, before access is cut off by flood water.
  • Get to higher ground.
Just six inches of fast-moving flood water can knock you off your feet, and a depth of two feet will float your car! NEVER try to walk, swim or drive through such swift water. STOP! Turn around and go another way.

Outdoors

  • You cannot outrun a flash flood.
  • Get to higher ground and climb to safety!
  • Watch for rapidly rising water.
  • Stay away from - and keep children from - drainage ditches and storm drains.
  • Do not walk into or near high water.
  • Do not camp along streams and washes.
  • Get out of areas subject to flooding, including dips, low spots, canyons and washes.
  • Avoid already flooded and high velocity flow areas.
  • Do not attempt to cross flowing streams where water is above your ankles.

In a vehicle

  • NEVER drive into water covering the road. You do not know how deep it is or if the road is washed out.
  • Turn around and go the other way!
  • Look out for flooding at highway dips, bridges, and low areas.
  • If the vehicle stalls, leave it immediately and seek higher ground.
  • Be especially cautious at night when it's harder to recognize flood dangers.
  • Do not park your vehicle along streams and washes, particularly during threatening conditions.
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