Flood Kit

Domanfp

Domanfp

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This weekend my area is getting smashed with rains/floods. They are estimating up to 15" in the past two days.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/05/02/nashville.flooding/index.html

This has opened my eyes as my house nor my parents are in a high flood risk area so to speak but what would you guys have stocked up in the house in the event of a serious flood like this? Other than the obvious survival kit stuff like water, food, first aid, clothes, lights, etc.

Thanks for the site and keep the area in mind as things are def. getting worse here as the day goes on and the rain continues.

FPD
 
When it comes to floods, it's not much different than any other disaster I don't guess. My wife and I have go bags with a couple MREs each, water, spare clothes, rain gear, and the basic emergency essentials. Then was have a seperate waterproof bag with emergency food in it as well.

As far as flooding goes, important documents might be something you want to take with you. Also, a means of purifying water. All that flood water will be contaminated, possibly to a point where you wouldn't even want to consider filtering and drinking it.
 
My bag and canoe.
When I lived in Virginny there was a flood in the city that covered almost two stories. Had to 'rescue" the blued guns in a gun shop with my snorkeling gear. The lights in the display cases were still on !
 
I am being swamped with emergency calls yesterday and today. Swimming pools built too low in the ground either have liners floating or, in the case of some fiberglass units, are popping out of the ground like surfacing submarines. Yards are washing into pools and pools into houses. Too many roads are still flooded for us to get to most of them. We've had 11" of rain in the past 36 hours and it is still raining here.

I just came in from my shop servicing auxillary pumps for tomorrow's workload. Luckily, my gas powered trash pump was still in my shop and not on the jobsite (isolated by flooding) with the two electric auxillary pumps and two submersable pumps. I rebuilt three more pumps, and will pick up two more submersables in the morning if the supplier isn't sold out.

On the bright side ("Life Of Brian" reference), much of the damage will be covered by homeowners insurance and I can bid on a knife I really wanted.
 
One thing that saved a lot of people in the wake of Katrina was an axe or something to break through the roof with. When the water caught them off guard and began rising above the roof line people had to go higher than their attic floor. Just something to think about.
 
Didnt think about an axe, might have to pull the one out of the garage and move it upstairs. One thing I saw alot of on the news coverage were people just sitting there watching as others needed a lifeline, a few 100 feet of decent rope would be good to move people or equipment over or through rough water.
 
I know us in kantucky have food, water, batteries for the radio, and staying indoors on high ground......I guess if I had to get out, I'd take a couple of trash bags, to use as flotation devices......
 
A weather radio is probably already with your other kit.


Maybe add a signaling flag/mirror/flares or whistle/air horn/bullhorn. Something to signal to rescuers if you get stranded on your roof or in a tree somewhere.

As previously mentioned, something to break through a ceiling if necessary is a good idea as well, esp. if you wake up in the middle of the night and the water is already at the foot of the bed!
 
I don't have anything to add other than we have good friends in the same area your from. My prayers go out to you and everyone in the area.

Take care and be safe,
Kirk
 
other than maybe throwing in some sandbags or water wings, prepping for a possible flood is not any different than prepping for any other adverse event.
 
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