Flood Advisory issued for Pocatello
502 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… NORTH CENTRAL BANNOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO…* UNTIL 700 PM MDT* AT 501 PM MDT…MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED HEAVY RAIN CAUSING MINOR FLOODING IN POCATELLO…MAINLY WEST OF I-15 INTO OLD AND THE WEST BENCH AREA. WATCH OUT FLOWING AND OR STANDING WATER!* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… POCATELLO.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTOAREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLYDEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFULENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODEDROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.&&
