Flash Flood Safety Rules
FLASH FLOOD
SAFETY RULES
IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY...THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES
ARE PROVIDED. PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS SERVING THE AFFECTED AREA ARE ASKED TO BROADCAST THESE SAFETY MESSAGES FREQUENTLY WHILE THE WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
AS A REMINDER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPEMENT OF FLASH FLOODING. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING BEGIN TO DEVELOP.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURING OR IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO INSURE LIFE AND PROPERTY.
...FLASH FLOODING...CAUSES MORE DEATHS ANNUALLY THAN ANY OTHER WEATHER RELATED DISASTER. MOST FLASH DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. EVEN SHALLOW FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY MOVE LARGE
VEHICLES. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS CAUGHT IN RAPIDLY RISING WATER...ABANDON IT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS ARE POTENTIAL KILLERS DURING HEAVY RAINS. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN LEAD TO RAPID RISES PUSHING WATERWAYS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. IF YOU ARE NEAR A STREAM AND OBSERVE RAPIDLY RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING OR RAPIDLY RISING WATER IS OBSERVED MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...BE
ESPECIALLY ALERT DURING HEAVY RAIN. FLOODING CAN OFTEN OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
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