Flood Ready
Before, During and the First Week After
It has rained since Tuesday. The creek behind the school is over its banks, the phone just buzzed with a flood watch, and the family photos are in boxes on the basement floor. You have a few hours. This guide puts them in order.
Know your flood risk and when to leave, get papers and keepsakes up high, and come home to a plan for the first week after.
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What you'll do with it
- Look up your flood zone on FEMA's map, walk your street after a heavy rain, and move papers and keepsakes off the lowest floor.
- Photograph every room and the serial numbers of big appliances now, and keep copies of your papers in a waterproof pouch.
- Learn the four flood alerts - advisory, watch, warning, flash flood warning - and pick your leave triggers and two routes to high ground.
- Turn around at water on the road: 12 inches of rushing water can carry away most cars (NWS).
- Come home in order with the Can We Go Back In? page, then dry or toss wet things within 24-48 hours - photos first.
Look inside
Real pages from this guide. Tap a page to see it up close.
Start here
Where to begin, and every card with its page number.
One action per page
Time, cost, the steps in order, and what not to do.
Pages you fill in
Your family's own numbers, written down before you need them.
What's inside
- Know Your Flood Risk
- Flood Insurance Basics
- Move It Up, Photograph It
- The Go-Bag and the Leave Triggers
- Watch, Warning, Go
- Turn Around, Don't Drown
- Trapped by Rising Water
- Before You Go Back In
- Floodwater Is Dirty Water
- Food After a Flood
- Water and Wells After a Flood
- Dry It or Toss It in 48 Hours
- Generator and CO During Cleanup
- Document Everything for the Claim
The key numbers come from NWS, FEMA, CDC and the Red Cross - listed in the back.
This weekend
- Look up your flood zone on FEMA's map and write it on Our Flood Plan.
- Move papers, keepsakes and valuables off the lowest floor, then photograph every room.
- Pack a go-bag per person and pick two routes to high ground.
Try it for 30 days. If it doesn't help, email us and we'll refund you.
Also in
- The Complete Home Readiness Library - $59 (Bought one by one: $285)
- The Storm Season Bundle - $29 (Bought one by one: $41)
- The Hurricane Coast Bundle - $29 (Bought one by one: $41)
Questions people ask
- Is this a printed book?
- No - it's an instant PDF. Print it at home on US Letter paper, or keep it on your phone.
- Does it work where I live?
- Yes. The guides are written for American homes in every state: gallons, °F, US weather and US stores.
- Do I need to buy a lot of gear?
- No. Most first steps use what's already in your house. When you're ready to buy, the guide shows what comes first.
- Is this medical advice?
- No. It's planning information. Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or equipment supplier about medicines and medical devices.
- How do I get it?
- Right after you pay: a download on the thank-you page, and an email with your download links. The links keep working.
- How is this different from the Personal Plan?
- A guide shows you how to get ready. The Personal Plan does the math for your household - your gallons, your days of food, your battery size and a shopping list.
Questions? Email get-ready@myrainydayplan.com.
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