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What do you need to know about flash flood safety? |
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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
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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.
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Get out of areas subject to flooding, including dips, low spots, canyons and washes.
- Avoid already flooded and high velocity flow areas.
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Do not attempt to cross flowing streams where water is above your ankles.
In a vehicle
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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.
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Be especially cautious at night when it's harder to recognize flood dangers.
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Do not park your vehicle along streams and washes, particularly during threatening conditions.
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