Things to Remember
Heavy Rains/Floods
-Check your emergency kit and replenish any items missing or in short supply, especially medications or other medical supplies. Keep it nearby.
-Turn Around, Don’t Drown! ® Just 6 inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of moving water can sweep your vehicle away.
-Secure items outside - like trash cans and patio furniture.
-Flood Watch = “Be Aware.” Conditions are right for flooding to occur in your area. Flood Warning = "Take Action!" Flooding is either happening or will happen shortly.
-Check on your neighbors to make sure they’re okay.
-If floodwaters rise around your car but the water is not moving, abandon the car and move to higher ground. Do not leave the car and enter moving water.
-Avoid parking along streams, rivers, and creeks during heavy rainfall. These areas can flood quickly and with little warning.
-Listen to local officials by radio, TV or social media.
-Sign up for ReadyChesCo to get weather alerts. If you are already signed up, ask your family, friends and neighbors to sign up today. Visit www.readychesco.org
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Chester County citizens so they can work, live, and grow in a healthy and safe community.