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Flood Preparedness
Whether a byproduct of excessive rainfall, a dam
or levee failure, or a sudden release of water held by an ice jam, floods can
pack enormous destructive force. Rising flood waters can reach heights 30
feet or more and fast moving flood waters can readily roll boulders, tear out
trees, destroy buildings and bridges, and scour out new channels.
Furthermore, flash flood-producing rains trigger catastrophic mud slides. You
will not always have a warning that these deadly, sudden floods are coming. Most
flood deaths are due to flash floods.
Nevertheless, lives can be saved and property damage mitigated with proper flood
preparedness. These resources focus on flood awareness and flood
preparedness issues.
Flood
Preparedness Fact Sheet
Protect Your Property from Floods
Flood
Preparedness IQ
FloodSmart.gov: What's Your Flood Risk?
Flood Survival
and Recovery Fact Sheets
Flash Floods and
Floods (NOAA)
Ten Worst Floods on Record
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