Follow @FloodPanel

Flood Barrier USA

Flood Protection for Commercial Property

  • Home
  • About Flood Barrier USA
  • Flooding News
  • Contact Us

Destructive Floods Throughout the Florida Panhandle

Author: Flood Expert Donna Conneely

Heavy rains pounded the Florida panhandle last June, producing  widespread flooding and leaving a muddy mess. Over a foot of rain fell in one day, overwhelming flood channels and storm drains. Some areas were buried under more than four feet of water.

June 10, 2012 - Florida precipitation map

The image above uses TRMM satellite data collected when it flew over on Sunday June 10, 2012. Unusually heavy rainfall was occurring in states near the Gulf coast. Due to the path of TRMM’s orbits it had good coverage with more than one orbit. Source: http://pmm.nasa.gov/

The damage from the flood was widespread and severe, and many residents were forced to evacuate to shelters. Some residents were not lucky enough to be able to leave their flooded housing, however. Over 600 prisoners incarcerated at the Escambia County Jail were left trapped in their cells with no lights, AC, or ventilation when the jail flooded.

The entire bottom level of the jail is reported to be under five feet of water. Unfortunately, this level houses the electrical system for the jail, and this infrastructure is said to be all but destroyed. Generators have been put into place to operate powerful lights that can be directed into the facility from outside, but the situation is potentially very dangerous for inmates and employees alike.

All the expense of bringing in extra manpower, installing generators for the lights, cleaning up the mess, and replacing the entire electrical system for the jail could have been avoided by installing proper automatic flood barriers to keep the waters from entering the building in the first place. It can be argued that the state of Florida has a responsibility to protect both its inmates and employees from future flooding, and automatic flood barriers can achieve that — probably for much less money than will be spent to clean up the mess.

 

This entry was posted on Monday, July 16th, 2012 at 11:00 am and is filed under Flood Protection. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a Reply

  • Sponsor Resources

    Flood Panel (Standard)
    Flood Panel, a flood barrier

     
    Panel-and-Post System
    Panel and Post System

     
    Puddle Panel
    Puddle Panel, a flood shield

     
    Hinged Flood Gate
    Hinged Flood Gate

     
    Dual Function Flood Doors
    Dual Function Flood Door

     
    Flood Log
    Flood Log, modular flood barriers

     
  • RSS Google News: Flooding

    • Lower Makefield residents fear more flooding as they wait for PA aid - phillyBurbs.com
    • China floods hit rice, corn crops; trigger food inflation worries - Reuters
    • Weather tracker: floods, storms and wildfires in Europe - The Guardian
    • Severe Weather Threat Friday. Meteorology Behind the Maui Wildfires. Flooding in Norway. Potential for Late-Season Heat in Chicago - WGN TV Chicago
    • Flash flood in China kills five villagers who were herding sheep - Reuters
    • Wood County Commission discusses Happy Valley flooding | News ... - Parkersburg News
    • Myanmar, Flooding in Kayin, Rakhine, Mon, and Bago (7 Aug 2023 ... - ReliefWeb
    • Montpelier residents discuss flood recovery efforts, set future goals - WCAX
    • Application Period Now Open for Winter Flooding Programs in Rice - California Rice News
    • Watch: CNN's signal cut in China during flooding report - CNN
    • Flood damage in North Andover could leave some businesses closed for months - NBC10 Boston
    • Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Trail reopens after 2018 flooding - WMTV – NBC15
    • What Vermonters need to know about the National Flood Insurance ... - Vermont Biz
    • Wet weather arrives with flash flooding in southern Utah - ABC4.com
    • Drought improving in Indiana, but flooding concerns may keep ... - WISH TV Indianapolis, IN
    • New retention ponds to prevent flooding open in Youngsville - KLFY
    • STORM WATCH: Rain, possible flooding through this evening with ... - Rome Sentinel
    • Ottawa streets 'became canals' as thunderstorm brought flooding, power outages - CBC.ca
    • Flooding impacting the Greater Cheyenne Greenway after record ... - Wyoming News Now
    • Juneau homeowners can apply for state assistance, stabilize ... - KTOO
  • Editor

    Donna Conneely
  • Pages

    • Home
    • About Flood Barrier USA
    • Flooding News
    • Contact Us
Flood Panel - commercial flood protection experts

Copyright © 2023 - Flood Barrier USA | Entries (RSS) | Comments (RSS)

Website design by Art Zenith