{"id":8709171,"date":"2023-01-08T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/?p=8709171&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=8709171"},"modified":"2023-01-09T04:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T12:17:33","slug":"bay-area-storms-dont-drive-into-flooded-roads-motorists-warned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2023\/01\/08\/bay-area-storms-dont-drive-into-flooded-roads-motorists-warned\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area storms: Don\u2019t drive into flooded roads, motorists warned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With another set of storms bringing the possibility of widespread flooding around the Bay Area early this week, authorities are repeating a warning that some people think doesn\u2019t apply to them: Don\u2019t drive into water on flooded roads.<\/p>\n<p>#TurnAroundDontDrown is the social media message being blasted by the National Weather Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the AAA Northern California. Even seemingly shallow water from an overflowing creek can be deadly, especially if the current is moving swiftly. More than half of flood-related drownings occur when someone drives into hazardous water, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/tsa\/hydro_tadd\">NWS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/disasters\/floods\/floodsafety.html\">CDC<\/a> say.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Know how to drive safely around floodwater:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uded1 Don&#39;t drive into flooded areas &amp; standing water. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TurnAroundDontDrown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TurnAroundDontDrown<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\uded1 Don&#39;t move or drive around roadblocks.<br \/>\ud83d\uded1 Don&#39;t drive over a downed power line.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBzztwnvWJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/iBzztwnvWJ<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrepYourHealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrepYourHealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeatherReady?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeatherReady<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tf2VdGdwRP\">pic.twitter.com\/Tf2VdGdwRP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CDC Emergency (@CDCemergency) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDCemergency\/status\/1611835589501878275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It appears that a number of motorists haven\u2019t been aware of these dangers since the first of the series of record-setting atmospheric rivers hit on New Year\u2019s Eve. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/01\/01\/bay-area-mops-up-after-record-setting-storm-pummels-the-region-with-rain-flooding\/\">Images of cars, stalled and abandoned in rising waters,<\/a> have been abundant in the news and on social media over the past week.<\/p>\n<p>The NWS says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/tsa\/hydro_tadd\">to \u201cNEVER\u201d drive through flooded roadways<\/a>, using capital letters to emphasize that message. That\u2019s because a motorist can\u2019t know the condition of the road under the water; it may be washed out.<\/p>\n<p>As few as six inches of water can reach the bottom of most passenger cars and cause drivers to lose control or their vehicles to stall, putting them and their passengers at risk of drowning, the NWS said. Twelve inches of water will float many vehicles, and two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles, including larger and heavier SUVs and pickups.<\/p>\n<p>If you end up in a flooded area, and water begins rising around your car, the NWS says you should abandon your vehicle immediately and move to higher ground. 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