Terms to Know:

Flash Flood Watch:

A Flash Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding. It does not mean that flash flooding will occur, but it is possible.

A Flash Flood Warning is issued when flash flooding is imminent or occurring.

A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flooding. It does not mean flooding will occur, but it is possible.

A Flood Warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring.

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Avoid walking or driving through flood waters.
Do not drive over bridges that are over fast-moving floodwaters. Floodwaters can scour foundation material from around the footings and make the bridge unstable.
Just 6 inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of moving water can sweep your vehicle away.
If there is a chance of flash flooding, move immediately to higher ground.
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 camping or parking along streams, rivers, and creeks during heavy rainfall. These areas can flood quickly and with little warning.

Establish a family communications plan and prepare an Emergency Kit.
Keep insurance policies, documents, and other values in a safe deposit box and keep copies in a waterproof contained in your kit.
Have multiple ways to receive warnings and weather alerts. Crisp County Emergency Management uses sirens, CodeRED, local news media, and social media to alert residents of any significant weather events.
If you are in a potential flood zone move your furniture and valuables to higher floors of your home if possible.

If it has been raining hard for several hours, or steadily raining for several days, be alert to the possibility of a flood.
Closely monitor a local radio station, TV station, NOAA Weather Radio or the Ready Georgia app for flood information.
Follow the instructions of local officials. If advised to evacuate, do so immediately.
Do not drive around barricades. They are there for your safety.
NEVER drive through standing water. It only takes one foot to float a full-sized automobile and two feet can sweep it away.
- More than half of flood victims are in vehicles swept away by moving water.
Move to higher ground away from rivers, streams, creeks and storm drains.
Stay out of floodwaters if possible. The water may be contaminated or electrically charged. However, if your car stalls in rapidly rising waters, get out immediately and seek higher ground.
- Six inches of fast-moving water can knock a person off his or her feet
Stay away from downed power lines to avoid the risk of electric shock or electrocution.

Souce:http://ready.ga.gov/be-informed/floods-and-flash-floods/