After the Event

• In the case of a weather event, do not attempt to start your vehicle if flood water levels rose during the storm and made contact with engine. Have the vehicle inspected by a mechanic and have all engine fluids replaced. Flood water could affect the electrical portion of the vehicle.
• Never drive through flooded roadways or standing water. Vehicles can be swept off the road with as little as 12 inches of moving water.
• Do not go sightseeing in your vehicle after the storm as this may impede recovery efforts.
• If after the storm you find driving essential, be cautious as all traffic signals may not be working. Treat intersections with downed or non-working traffic signals as four-way stops.
• It is not necessary to report downed or non-working traffic signals. Broward County Traffic Engineering's damage assessment teams will be aware of outages and dispatch repair crews as quickly as possible.

Updated March 2013