Although summer is almost over we ten have had a few heavy storms.
These storms can cause some trouble because the storms are strong with high
winds and heavy rain; with rain comes heavy flooding conditions. In order to
protect yourself and your family while traveling through flooding conditions
you must be aware of some of the options you have to keep yourself safe until
the flooding has subsided. There is a chance you may have to leave your home in
the event of a heavy flooding condition although you should not travel during
heavy rain but the cases you have to leave your home here are some tips you can
use to travel to a safer location.
When there is an alert on flooding condition you will hear
two terms either “flood watch” or “flood warning”. A flood watch means be aware
the conditions are favorable for your area to see some possible flooding. You
should be preparing yourself and your family in the event there is substantial
flooding in your area. All important items in your home should be moved to
higher places within your home. Any outside furniture which can be washed away
in a flood should be brought inside. All electrical equipment should be
disconnected and do not touch any wet or equipment found in water.
A flood warning means your area is currently flooding or
will start to flood very soon. Hopefully you have already taken the actions
necessary to protect you family and valuables at this point. You safest option
is to move to higher ground if you are forced to evacuate avoid driving through
flooded waters. You do not know what is in the water or how deep the water is
it would be best to find an alternative route to safety. The amount of water
needed to knock you down or sweep your vehicle away is very little so do not
take any chances. You should already have an emergency home kit already in
place. If you need some guidance on putting a kit together please see my “emergencypreparedness “article.
I hope this post was helpful please leave a comment
Mark Carvajal
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