Never Try to Drive Through a Flooded Road

Just 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet; 12 inches can carry away a car. You cannot judge the depth from looking — the road surface beneath may be eroded or completely gone. Every year, people drown in their cars because they thought "it doesn't look that deep." Turn around — no shortcut, no meeting, no appointment is worth the risk. If water is rising around your stationary car, abandon the vehicle immediately and move to higher ground. Half of all flood deaths happen in vehicles.