Storm Season in Ballard and McCracken County Kentucky

5/31/2022 (Permalink)

FLOODS

Preparing for a Flood:

• Know your risks for floods
• Make a plan for your household, including your pets
• Check to see if you need Flood Insurance

Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry (bet you already knew that). Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. Failing to evacuate flooded areas or entering flood waters can lead to injury or death.

Floods may:

• Result from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surges and overflows of dams and other water systems.
• Develop slowly or quickly. Flash floods can come with no warning.
• Cause outages, disrupt transportation, damage buildings and create landslides.

If you are under a flood warning:

• Do not walk, swim or drive through flood waters. Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
• Remember, just six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of moving water can sweep your vehicle away.
• Stay off bridges over fast-moving water.

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