Floods

By:Codie Mullins

Facts About Floods

• Six inches of fast flowing water will knock you off your feet.

• Four inches of water will ruin your carpet.

• Two feet of water will float your car.

• This is what can happen when a alert is issued.

Floods

• EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE A NATURAL DISASTER SURVIVAL KIT!!!!!!!!

• If you do not have one and a natural disaster hits you will not have anything to eat or drink.

Facts about Floods

• This is a picture of a flood.

• Floods and flash floods are the leading weather-related killers in the United States.

• A flood watch means flooding is possible and a flood warning means flooding is imminent.

Facts about Floods

• This is a picture of a flood in Bangladesh.

• General river flooding occurs after long-term heavy rain, snow melt, or a combination of the two. It usually occurs slowly, allowing more time to move people and property to safety

Facts about Floods

• This is a picture of a flood in Alaskans.

• Flash flooding is always life threatening and occurs very quickly. Flash flooding typically occurs in hilly or mountainous areas, but can occur anywhere when heavy rains fall in a short amount of time. Flash flooding can also be caused by a dam failure.

Facts about floods

• Drowning is the number one cause of death in a flood.

• More people drowned in their cars than anywhere else in a flood.

• Electrical currents travel through water and can be very deadly.

• If you live or work in a floodplain and you know that a flood is coming,shut off your gas and electricity, and move valuable items to higher grounds.

How to stay safe in a flood

• This is a picture of a flood in April 1975.

• In a flood you do not need to walk through flowing water.

• you also do not need to drive through flooding water.

• You need to stay away from power lines and electrical lines.