BEFORE THE STORM:
1. CLEAN OUT DOWNSPOUTS AND DRAINS TO MAKE SURE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS
A PLACE TO GO. REMOVE DEAD TREE LIMBS THAT MIGHT FALL ON POWER
LINES.
2. STOCK UP ON NON-PERISHABLE FOOD
...BATTERIES
...AND MEDICINES SO
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO VENTURE OUT DURING THE HEAVY RAIN.
3. STAY ALERT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.
DURING THE STORM:
1. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER...ESPECIALLY IF THAT
WATER IS FLOWING. ONE FOOT OF RUNNING WATER HAS ENOUGH FORCE TO
PUSH A CAR OFF THE ROAD. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
2. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND STORM DRAINS.
FLOWING WATER IS VERY POWERFUL.
3. FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
WATER RUNS OFF MORE RAPIDLY.
4. IF WIDESPREAD FLOODING DEVELOPS...MANY ROADS COULD BE
CLOSED...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. STAY HOME IF YOU CAN.
5. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT.
FOR GENERAL FLOOD SAFETY AND PREPARATION ADVICE...PLEASE VISIT...
WWW.READY.GOV/FLOODS
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION CAN BE FOUND AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP
