Why Rare ‘High Risk’ Flood Days Need To Be Taken Seriously
High risks are only issued on about 4% of days, but this risk category accounts for 39% of flood-related fatalities and 83% of flood-related damage in the continental U.S., according to research by WPC meteorologists. About half of such alerts result in at least one death. A Level 3 out of 4 risk for flash flooding expands farther out into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys as the potential exists for numerous flash floods, some of which could be significant. Flood Watches have been issued that extend over 900 miles from Arkansas to Pennsylvania. About 11 states are included under these. Original article source: Life-threatening flash flooding pummels Tennessee Valley amid ‘particularly dangerous situation’.
