FLASH FLOODS
I have never experienced a flash flood and have wondered what one looks like. I decided to go to You Tube. They have several great videos. The Kellick Creek one may be the most dramatic.
The other thing that makes these dangerous is that they often carry a lot of debris. Every summer, we have people getting stranded in washes which get flooded with the rains. Tucson had instituted the "stupid motorist law".
This law says that people have to pay for their fire department rescue. As little as 2' of water can be enough to sweep an SUV off the road.
What makes them dangerous in our area is that it may not be raining in your area, but if there has been a heavy storm upstream, you can get hit by one without warning. We have lots of roads and streets that cross dry washes that can be filled in seconds.
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