Threat - Catastrophic flooding expected.
Impact - Widespread Catastrophic Flooding Possible!
Residents in flood prone areas should evacuate to higher ground before onset of rain. Mandatory evacuations are expected.
Life threatening flooding is likely. In urban areas, extensive property damage will occur in all poor drainage areas, with moderate to major property damage elsewhere. Widespread power outages are likely.
In rural locations, most small streams and creeks will surpass bank full. Each will exceed their banks by several feet, flooding homes, even those far removed from the banks. In all areas, hundreds of roads will flood. Dozens of secondary roads may become washed out in rural areas. Numerous bridges will likely wash out. Earthen dams may be subject to failure.
All rivers in affected areas will rise; most will exceed flood stage. Quick rising rivers will flood nearby homes. In rural locations, extensive pasture flooding will occur. Widespread livestock losses are likely. |