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- More on Hanna
- The Crying Suffragette
- Greer: Florida To Get Full Delegation, Royal Treatment; Delay Unlikely
- Of ‘The Speech,’ Logistics and McCain’s VP Choice
- Meet Sarah Palin
- Gustav, Hanna Shouldn’t Affect Bay Area’s Weekend Weather
- New Orleans and Gustav
- Hanna is here
- Hanna is here
- GOP Convention Delay Is Being Considered
- Will GOP Convention Go On As Scheduled?
- Long Lines Waiting To Get Into Invesco Field
- Two More Floridians On Podium Tonight, Including Final Benediction
- Business Licenses, August 11–15, 2008
- Business Licenses, August 4–8, 2008
The ”Turn Around, Don’t Drown” campaign by the National Weather Service focuses on the dangers of driving over roads covered with water. People tend to underestimate the power of water. Flooding kills more people each year than ANY other severe weather event. More than half of the deaths occur when a vehicle is swept downstream.
Here’s a look at the power of water:
Six inches of fast-moving water can knock over an adult.
It only takes two feet of rushing water to carry away most vehicles.
If you come to a road where you can’t tell how deep the water is...TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! Be especially careful at night when your vision is more limited.
Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Here is video of some drivers in Pasco county not following the rules during today’s heavy rain!
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