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DID YOU KNOW, IT ONLY TAKES SIX INCHES OF WATER TO CAUSE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE? HI, I'M PATTY MORAN WITH STREET TALK. DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE CITY OF GARLAND WILL MAKE SURE IF FLOOD-PRONE ROADS ARE OVERTOPPED WITH WATER, THEY WILL BE CLOSED FOR YOUR SAFETY.
IN FACT, GARLAND HAS SIX SETS OF FLOODGATES.
THEY'RE LOCATED AT BRAND ROAD BETWEEN CAMPBELL ROAD AND RICHARDSON CITY LIMITS, CAMPBELL ROAD AND ROWLETT CREEK, CASTLE DRIVE BETWEEN WOODMAN AVENUE AND HICKOX ROAD.
THIS LOCATION IS CLOSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF ROWLETT HOLFORD ROAD AT SPRING CREEK, MILES ROAD BETWEEN PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD AND CASTLE DRIVE, NAAMAN SCHOOL ROAD AT SPRING CREEK.
WHEN THERE'S HEAVY RAINFALL, A STREET DEPARTMENT CREW WILL MONITOR THOSE LOCATIONS. IF THE ROAD IS CLOSED, WE'LL ALERT YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
ONCE THE WATER SUBSIDES AND THE ROADWAY IS CLEAR OF ANY DEBRIS, WE'LL ALSO LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT REOPENS.
FLOODGATES ARE THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY.
DON'T TRY TO DRIVE AROUND THEM, EVEN IF THERE ISN'T A GATE THAT IS CLOSED TO BLOCK THE ROAD, NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT MORE PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM FLOODING THAN FROM ANY OTHER THUNDERSTORM RELATED HAZARD? AND MORE THAN HALF OF ALL FLOOD RELATED DROWNINGS OCCUR WHEN A VEHICLE IS DRIVEN INTO HAZARDOUS FLOODWATER.
IT ONLY TAKES SIX INCHES OF WATER TO CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OR STALL YOUR VEHICLE.
A FOOT OF WATER WILL FLOAT MANY VEHICLES AND TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES, INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS.
SO PLEASE DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE FORCE AND POWER OF WATER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT STREET.GARLANDTX.GOV.
AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR E-NEWSLETTER.
THIS IS PATTY MORAN WITH STREET TALK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.