If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
At least one species known as a ditch lily flourishes under wet conditions.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
The force can carve a trench into the sand below you and create a rip current, a fast-moving channel of water that will haul your unsuspecting ass out to sea.
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Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain.
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Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Then, ten miles from where Evelyn lived, her wallet was found in a gutter in South San Francisco.
—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
In comparison to Bean's teardrop lineup, the 1,400-lb (635-kg) Bean Pod trades in the fiberglass shell for an aluminum body with overhanging rain gutters delivering leakproof performance.
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