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When it rains heavily, there may be flash floods. Flash floods usually
occur in mountain streams in canyons but they do occur in cities
as well. A flash flood warning means that flash flooding is occurring
or is imminent. You can lose control of your car in just six inches
of flood water. Flood waters can pick up cars, campers, vans, recreation
vehicles, and roll them downstream. Flash floods kill about 135
Americans annually. Here are a few safety tips to protect yourself
if you are in your car during flash flooding or encounter flood
waters.
- Never try to cross water in a vehicle, whether the water is
moving or not.
- Watch for flooding at bridges and dips in the road
- Never drive where water is over the bridge or roads. The bridge
or road could be washed out and may not even be there under the
water.
- Be especially careful if you’re driving at night.
- If your vehicle stalls in rapidly rising water, abandon it immediately
and move to higher ground.
- Never try to walk or swim through swiftly moving water.
- If you’re driving through canyon country along a stream and hear
a flash flood warning, leave your car and climb to higher ground.
Don’t try to outrun the flash flood.
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