How deep is this water? It could be as little as 1 to 2 inches, but looking at the right and left side of the road, it would seem likely that it is much deeper. Maybe a foot … how about two feet? Maybe a lot more. The honest answer is, I don’t know — and if you are ever driving and don’t know how deep the water is, don’t drive through it. Two feet of water will lift up and move most cars; SUVs and trucks don’t do much better.
The state of Texas leads the nation in flash flooding deaths and most of those occur in cars at night. Click the above image to check out the 30 second public service announcement on keeping our families safe when it floods.
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