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Flash Flooding: Not Much Families Can Do in Arbon Valley to Wait Out the Storm

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Updated: June 17, 2009 10:39 PM MDT

More people lose their lives in floods than in any other weather-related event.

All of the precipitation we've been getting in East Idaho is starting mount.

Too much water is an understatement.  Since the first of the month Rene Bradley, who's homestead lies tucked away in Arbon Valley, has witnessed fourteen flash floods, leaving her livestock knee deep in mud.

The first time it happened, she saw the water coming from a distance.  Rene knew she had very little time to get across the bridge.

Rene Bradley, In the Middle of Flooding: "I whipped around and got home and I ran inside the house and said to my husband, 'You can't believe what's coming'."

Rene took this picture to document the mighty power of nature at it's peak, three to five feet.

The family's bridge, that was built back in the early 1900's, will more than likely need to be replaced, along with numerous sets of fences on her property. The clean-up process will have to wait until it stops raining, but the dogs don't seem to mind it too much.

Moving is by far not an option for the Bradley's who even have a mountain named after them. Rene puts her trust in faith.

Rene Bradley, In the Middle of Flooding: "I talk to God daily but it doesn't help! So far, he doesn't seem fit to shut the water off."

Eighty percent of flood deaths occur in vehicles, and most happen when drivers make a single, fatal mistake - trying to navigate through flood waters.

The best advice is to not drive through flooded areas, even if it looks shallow enough to cross. Water only a foot deep can carry you and your car away.

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