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II. During the Flood A. Watches and Warnings Most of your protective measures will probably only work if you have some warning so you can put them into effect. There are two ways you can be warned: 1. You can watch the water yourself or set up your own earl y warning dev'j ce; 2. You can listen for sirens, news announcements, or other government issued warnings. Your Own System: If your flooding problem is caused by a smal I stream.or sewer back up, it is unlikely that a govern- ment agency will be watching the problem for you. There may be 1 ittle time for such an agency to spread the word. In these situations, you may want to increase your preparation time by installing your own early warning device. A simple device is to place a painted stick in or next to the stream as a warning gage. A similar gage painted inside a man- hole can tell you when the sewers are likely to back up into base- ments. If the gage cannot be placed at a convenient location, neighbors can share the duty of watching it dur- ing or after heavy rains. fWlLllil-lr \/IllE,,"- WAi't..~ WILL LEAV~ eANl(~ ("4fT ~fAD'(') \ l::'f'(~1"O / I.<<J.L f1.l;\OVOT"6e .....,,'", IllLlIc 31.1:EW~'1I:giiild 1I1\;1~ ~:'iil~11 ~lIl!n EIIIl!i\ .. ~ IIIl~U1~1 ' \ ",~~1 ! IIi.!, ;:',.'" '." . 't.:':, f -, ' ,~rlll'" II '",/:. ii" I ""'Ul~' 'f '. ,ii' 'i:":II"I,1t 001 ~ll@:lIUi! _' ~', , ' I IUljlftl ~ gll~=lI ! I". I ".' 111tg1 :J - "'-- "" j1....-~"" I.E~~~~ i1E:[ij,1i;~ More remote warning systems are possible. You are really limited only by your imagination. We've heard of one man who gave himself 30 minutes of tion where a toilet bowl float house. warning with a homemade con trap- set off a doorbell alarm in his Government Warnings: The National Weather Service issues three types of notices on flooding. 1. Long range (1-3 weeks) forecasts on flooding along major rivers. These are based on snow melt predictions and are meant as general notices for you to think about getting ready. ~ 33