The NWS, which sends out approximately 12,000 flash flood warnings every year, hopes that a new emergency alert system will encourage people to take warnings seriously.
in a flash flood in southeastern Pennsylvania last Thursday after the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for the region. She was on the phone with 911 as her car was swept away by the sudden rush of water.
The NWS, which sends out approximately 12,000 flash flood warnings every year, hopes that a new emergency alert system is the answer. Experts warn that flooding is the top weather-related killer in the United States. Approximately 6,000 people in the U.S. died in flooding or tropical cyclone-related flooding between 2004 and 2018, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The cost of damage for those storms topped $825 billion.
Residents wade through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston on Aug. 28, 2017.The NWS interviewed local leaders and storm survivors to best grasp how flood warnings helped or hurt communities. Another issue that some worry about is that people who receive these warnings still won’t all react the same.
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