It only takes 2 feet of rushing water to carry away most vehicles, including pickups and SUVs, according to the weather service.Ī flash flood can happen anywhere intense rain falls faster than the soil can absorb, and generally happen within a short time period after rain, making them more life-threatening, according to the National Weather Service. Over the past month, parts of interior New England and the Northeast have seen 200% to 300% of their average monthly rainfall, leading to last week’s disastrous flooding in parts of Vermont, New York and western Massachusetts.įloods are among the deadliest weather hazards in the US, according to the National Weather Service. “The mass casualty incident, like these, which we have never seen before, (is) unbelievable and devastating to all the families involved,” he said. The children’s grandmother survived and was treated at a hospital, police said.
But the mother, grandmother and younger children were swept away. The father and the 4-year-old “miraculously” made it to safety, the fire chief said.
The father grabbed the children’s 4-year-old brother. The mother and a grandmother grabbed Mattie and Conrad. The family was visiting from South Carolina and were driving to a barbecue when they got stuck in flash flooding, Brewer said Sunday.
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