8 Things You Should Tell Children about Flash Flooding

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• 1- If you come upon flood waters, stop, turn around, and go another way. Climb to higher ground. If it is moving swiftly, even water six inches deep can knock you off your feet. Many people are swept away wading through flood waters, resulting in injury or death.
• 2-Stay away from flooded areas. Even if it seems safe, flood waters may still be rising.
• 3-Never try to walk, swim, drive, or play in flood water. You may not be able to see on the surface how fast flood water is moving or see holes and submerged debris.
• 4-If you are in a vehicle and become surrounded by water, if you can get out safely, do so immediately and move to higher ground. Vehicles can be swept away in two feet of water.
• 5-Watch out for snakes in areas that were flooded. Flood waters flush snakes from their homes.
• 6-Stay away from creek and stream banks in flooded and recently flooded areas. The soaked banks often become unstable due to heavy rainfall and can suddenly give way, tossing you into rapidly moving water.
• 7-Never play around high water, storm drains, ditches, ravines, or culverts. It is very easy to be swept away by fast moving water.