Cars and driving
Florida flooded roads need a reroute, not a guess
A Florida road covered by water can hide washouts, debris, and power lines, so storm driving should leave room for a safer way around.
Florida rain can make a familiar street look harmless when it is not.
Water over the road can hide a washed-out shoulder, a missing piece of pavement, branches, sharp debris, or a power line. It can also be deeper than it looks, especially at night, under an overpass, near a canal, or in a low neighborhood that drains slowly after a hard storm.
The calm move is to make the reroute part of the plan. If water covers the road, turn around and use a different way. If traffic is already backing up, give the trip more time instead of following someone else into the water. A bigger truck or SUV does not make the road underneath any easier to see.
Before driving during heavy weather, check FL511, local emergency updates, and the place you are trying to reach. After the storm, keep watching for closed roads, signal outages, debris piles, and standing water that may still be there after the sky looks clear.
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