Lives can be saved every year if drivers follow this rule: WHEN THERE IS WATER ON THE ROAD, TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. Drivers should proceed cautiously after waters have receded since the road may collapse under the vehicle's weight. Flash floods are especially treacherous at night when it is very difficult to see how deep waters may be or how fast water is rising.In flash floods, waters rise so rapidly they may be far deeper by the time you are halfway across, trapping you in your vehicle.Water across a road may hide a missing segment of roadbed or a missing bridge.Two feet of rushing water will carry off pick-up trucks, SUVs, and most other vehicles. Twelve inches of water can float many cars.Six inches of water can cause tires to lose traction and slide.When water runs across a road, drivers should always turn around and choose a different route. Drivers often underestimate the power of floodwater. The National Weather Service and Garland County Department of Emergency Management, urge people to learn the dangers of driving into flooded roadways. Their assistance is greatly appreciated as we all attempt to reduce natural hazards in Garland County. The new signs will be placed by the Garland County Road Dept. Several counties adopt TADD signs and post them at locations where flash flooding often leads to water over the roads. “Turn Around Don’t Drown” (or TADD) is a National Weather Service campaign to warn people of the hazards of walking or driving a vehicle through floodwaters. Denny McPhate, the AFMA Southwest Arkansas Regional Representative, and Tabitha Clarke, Senior Service Hydrologist with the NWS, presented the signs to the Garland County Floodplain Administrator. Garland County was presented with two additional Turn Around Don’t Drown Signs at the Garland County Quorum Court meeting Monday, February 10, 2020. Ensuring that your building is up-to-code or beyond your area's adopted standard before a disaster strikes is one of the most important steps you can take to mitigate the damage caused by natural hazards.Garland County Floodplain Receives Additional Turn Around Don’t Drown signs for Flood Awareness. For homeowners, building professionals, or elected officials, it is important to realize that building codes are a minimum standard and that it is essential to build above the baseline. The Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2018 Interim Report demonstrated that designing buildings to meet the 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 International Building Code led to a national benefit of $11 saved for every $1 invested in comparison to older generations of code.īuilding and construction success stories that result after disasters often start when a community has properly enforced building codes and standards. Though research and data, it is proven that natural hazard-resistant building codes save lives and help protect your investment. FEMA employs leading industry professionals in architecture, engineering, and seismology to bring solutions to these challenges our county’s infrastructure faces. Building Science is a central focus for FEMA. It involves the study of how natural hazards affect structures.
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