I found info to help me plan evac routes out of my city. You may be able to find similar files online if you Google your county or city disaster plan.
As much as I like living here, I realize there are a couple of reasons why I would flee my house and head for the hills. One of them is flooding, which has been a big risk this year with all the rains.
I finally found my city's disaster mitigation plan and all kinds of maps online. Here's one that shows expected depths of flooding, based on various levee breaks in just one neighborhood:
http://www.msa.saccounty.net/waterresources/floodready/maps/rescue_evac_break17.pdf
I haven't looked at all the disaster mitigation plan yet as it is huge with multiple files, but just the engineering files are cool! Turns out, if I have to flee from a flood, the best route for me is south along the river, not east away from the river. Go figure.
Pearl
As much as I like living here, I realize there are a couple of reasons why I would flee my house and head for the hills. One of them is flooding, which has been a big risk this year with all the rains.
I finally found my city's disaster mitigation plan and all kinds of maps online. Here's one that shows expected depths of flooding, based on various levee breaks in just one neighborhood:
http://www.msa.saccounty.net/waterresources/floodready/maps/rescue_evac_break17.pdf
I haven't looked at all the disaster mitigation plan yet as it is huge with multiple files, but just the engineering files are cool! Turns out, if I have to flee from a flood, the best route for me is south along the river, not east away from the river. Go figure.
Pearl