Flood Safety
1. Have food, drinks, lifejackets, warm clothes, toothpaste, toothbrush, communication {cell phone}.
• 2. If ordered to evacuate or if rising water is threatening, leave immediately and get to higher ground.
• 3. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS! Even if it looks shallow enough to cross. The large majority of deaths due to 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.
• 4. Do not try to walk through flowing water more than ankle deep!
