The Importance of Flood Warning Systems
Jeff Albright, the CEO of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, once said, “A flood is defined as rising water, and it doesn’t matter why the water is rising.” This statement is both straightforward and accurate. When floodwaters rise, citizens shouldn’t concern themselves with the reasons behind the flood. Safety must be their priority. Flood warning systems help make people aware of the danger, empowering them to respond to the threat in the most prudent way possible. Issues…
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ELTEC’s Flood Detection with Sirens Warns Residents Download Article Here When a flash flood hits the West Bayou Oak subdivision in Houston, residents have only minutes to remove their vehicles from the parking area. In the past 10 years, the townhomes have had several vehicles totaled or severely damaged plus numerous repairs. In South Texas and Louisiana, spring ’16 had severe flooding. Curtiss Beinhorn, a resident, reports that “approximately 70 cars were totaled in the April 18, 2016…
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Electrotechnics’ (ELTEC) High Water Warning System with Alert Messaging Download Article Here It seems with every national weather forecast, some state is experiencing extreme weather of some type: record high or low temperatures, record number of tornadoes, and/or tremendous flooding breaking all previous accounts in recorded history. High water kills and when it’s ‘raining cats and dogs’ it’s difficult to see if the road is truly swamped. Every state has areas or roads that experiences…
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