We will set up a rest center as close to the flooded area as possible, but in a safe location. Transport can be arranged if you cannot make your way to them. A list of locations will be put onto this site, as they are required. Our contact centre (09509010689) will also have the locations.
2. What should I do in preparation 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.
3. What should I do when a flood threatens?
If forced to leave your property and time permits, move essential items to safe machinery.
4. What should I do during a flood?
Avoid areas subject to sudden flooding. Even six inches of fast moving floodwater can knock you off your feet, and a depth of two feet will float your car! Never try to walk, swim or drive through such swift water. Do not attempt to drive over a flooded road. STOP! Turn around and go another way. Keep children from playing in floodwaters or near culverts and storm drains.
5. What should I do after a flood?
Boil drinking water before using. If fresh food has come in contact with floodwaters, throw it out. Seek necessary medical care at the nearest hospital. Food, clothing, shelter and first aid are available at Red Cross shelters. Use flashlights, not lanterns or torches, to examine buildings. Flammables may be inside. Do not handle live electrical equipment in wet areas. Electrical equipment should be checked and dried before being returned to service.
6. What is meant by the term flood stage?
Flood stage is an established Gage height for a given location above which a rise in water surface level begins to create a hazard to lives, property, or commerce. The issuance of flood warnings for river locations is linked to flood stage. Flood stage is not necessarily the same as bank full stage
7. Is flooding really that big of a deal?
Flooding causes more damage in the United States than any other severe weather related event, an average of $5 billion a year. Flooding can occur in any of the 50 states or U.S. territories at any time of the year.
8. How do I know how severe a flood will be?
Once a river reaches flood stage, the flood severity categories used by the NWS include minor flooding, moderate flooding, and major flooding. Each category has a definition based on property damage and public threat.
9. Does a 100-year flood occur once every 100 years on average?
The 100-year flood is a climatic average, that is, there is a one percent chance a 100-year flood will happen in any given year.
10. How do you measure the current water levels?
The National Weather Service relies heavily on a network of river gauges operated by the U.S.
Geological Survey (US GS). Data is received from these river gauges either by phone telemetry or
satellite. In addition, during times of flooding, US GS technicians are out taking flow
measurements and relaying that back to the NEWS and other agencies which provides vital
information for our river flood warning and forecast program.
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