What is a flash flood statement or flood statement?
A flash flood or flood statement is used for follow-up information regarding a flash flood or flood event. Preparing for a Flood: • Make an itemized list of personal property well in advance of a flood occurring. Photograph the interior and exterior of your home. Store the list, photos, and documents in a safe place. • Memorize the safest and fastest route to high ground. Assemble a disaster supplies kit containing: first aid kit, canned food and can opener, bottled water, extra clothing, rubber boots and gloves, NOAA Weather Radio, battery-operated radio, emergency cooking equipment, flashlight and extra batteries. • If you live in a frequently flooded area, keep sandbags, plastic sheets and lumber on hand to protect property. Install check valves in building sewer traps to prevent flood water from backing up into the drains of your home. • Know the elevation of your property in relation to nearby streams and other waterways, and plan what you will do and where you will go in a flood
