Date: 29 September 2016
Contact Name: D.
Bryan Phillips Email:
bphillips@moorecountync.gov
For Immediate Release:
Topic: Possibility of Flooding - Think:
Turn Around, Don't Drown.
Carthage, NC – Moore County has had several inches of rain over
the last 24 hours with the potential of more rainfall to come over the next few
days. Highway 690 (Lobelia Road) has
multiple locations where the road has become impassable and will be closed for
several weeks. Please obey the road
closed signs and detour routes for your safety.
Primary Impact Areas:
Lobelia, Riverview,
Riverbend, Woodlake, and Vass. Other
areas of Moore County
could be impacted with
significant rainfall amounts.
Immediate Actions: Monitor
your area for rising waters;
Evacuate to a safe location before unsafe
to do so;
Contact 911 for emergencies.
Emergency
Personnel officials are urging motorists to be aware when
approaching a flooded road. Stop and do not cross. NEVER drive through flooded
roadways. NEVER drive around the barriers that warn you the road is
flooded. With water across the roadway,
drivers cannot always determine the depth of the water and if roadbeds are
washed out. Six inches of moving water can knock a person down and a mere two
feet of water can move a large vehicle. The best advice: Turn Around Don’t Drown.
Many weather
conditions can cause flash flooding, making this the most dangerous kind of
flooding because of the destructive power of high water with incredible speed
and unpredictability. Rapidly rising water creating a flash flood may occur
with little warning.
At the national level, more deaths occur due
to flooding each year than from any other severe weather-related hazard. More
than half of all flood-related deaths occur in automobiles as people and their
vehicles are swept downstream. The main reason is that people underestimate the
force and power of water.
For additional updated citizens should monitor
television, radio, NOAA weather radios, www.moorecountync,gov, or download the free Ready
NC mobile app.
