Boone County Office of Emergency Management gives safety tips ahead of potential flooding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is giving a reminder to residents for flood safety tips as Mid-Missouri has the potential to experience flooding.
The ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning due to the potential for flooding.
The Boone County Office of Emergency Management gave the following tips in a press release:
• Evacuate immediately, if told to evacuate. Never drive around barricades. Local responders use them to safely direct traffic out of flooded areas.
• List to the Emergency Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio or local alerting systems for current emergency information and instructions.
• Do not walk, swim or drive through flood waters.
• Stay off bridges over fast-moving water. Fast moving water can wash bridges away without warning.
• Stay inside your vehicle if it is trapped in rapidly moving water. Get on the roof if water begins rising inside of the care.
• Get to the highest level if trapped in a building. Only get on the roof if necessary and once there, signal for help. Do not climb into a closed attic to avoid getting trapped by rising flood waters.
