THURSDAY, JANUARY 17

HOW TO SURVIVE A FLASH FLOOD ON FOOT

image01 Find a life jacket, pool toy, foam cushion, or other flotation device.

image01 Run to high ground.

image01 Check shallow water.

If the water is less than 6 inches deep and not moving quickly, you should be able to walk quickly or run.

image01 Move to the roof.

If you are trapped by rising, fast-moving water and cannot get to higher ground, get on the roof of a two- or three-story house.

image01 Do not attempt to swim across floodwaters.

Deep, quickly moving floodwaters will almost certainly overpower you and sweep you away.