Flooded Roads

[Michael Wilkinson]

I'm very new to chasing. While out on a practice chase yesterday in rural Arkansas, I encountered a flooded road and had to implement my Plan B.

I reported it to my local NWS office, but there was already a Flash Flood Warning, so I don't know if the additional information did any good for anybody.

it was a very low traffic road and the locals that use it probably already know it's prone to flooding, but other chasers using the road wouldn't know that.

Is there a resource that is used to communicate to other chasers when we encounter these types of hazards? I was in no danger yesterday, but I can see how it could have been a problem if I was pinned between a flooded escape route and a deadly storm.

 

[rdale]

SpotterNetwork. That way it gets to the NWS, media, and other chasers instantly.

 

[Bob Schafer]

I destroyed my car in 2001 because of a flooded road, and it surprises me that we do not hear about more chasers having accidents because of them.

 

[Shane Eagan]

As a good rule of thumb, I would always report anything despite already being in a warning. Often, flash flood warnings are put out before anything even happens and if no reports of flooding make it to the office,

I'm very new to chasing. While out on a practice chase yesterday in rural Arkansas, I encountered a flooded road and had to implement my Plan B.

I reported it to my local NWS office, but there was already a Flash Flood Warning, so I don't know if the additional information did any good for anybody.

it was a very low traffic road and the locals that use it probably already know it's prone to flooding, but other chasers using the road wouldn't know that.

Is there a resource that is used to communicate to other chasers when we encounter these types of hazards? I was in no danger yesterday, but I can see how it could have been a problem if I was pinned between a flooded escape route and a deadly storm.

Reports are always, always welcomed by NWS offices regardless of whether a warning is out or not. Even if your report was not directly used in a subsequent flash flood statement for the warning, it was most definitely used to validate that the warning in that area was valid.