Storm Agnes is projected to make landfall Wednesday morning, bringing with it heavy rains and potential flooding. Orange and Yellow weather warnings have been issued. We urge everyone to stay safe and cautious during this time.
Remember, the weather can pose several dangers to motorists. Here’s what you need to know to ensure your safety and the longevity of your vehicle:
๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Where excess surface water gets in between the car tyres and the road surface. This prevent the tyres gripping the road and can cause you to lose control of the car.
๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ can cause the car to pull dangerously to one side.
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: It can be difficult to see whatโs beneath the surface of puddles, increasing the risk of damaging the wheels and suspension from hitting pot holes.
Storm Agnes can also cause severe damage to your car, such as:
๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐: Water and wiring do not mix. Driving through flooding increases the risk of water reaching wiring, which can cause damage to things like lights, the sound system and windshield wipers.
๐ง ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐: Corrosion of brake discs is a potential problem, especially in EVs that frequently use Regen Braking. Sand and dirt can be carried by water into the brake discs and pads causing uneven wear and damage to the parts.
๐ง ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: Water getting into the car can stain and damage the materials. This can cause a bad smell that could be difficult to get rid of.
๐ง ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Driving through standing water can present big problems. If the level is too high for your particular car then you risk damaging your engine beyond repair. If you drive in heavy water, the air intake may suck in water instead of the air it needs to combust in the cylinders.
The AA’s Blake Boland gave on statement on the upcoming Storm; “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ.”
Stay safe, stay dry, and if possible, stay off the roads during Storm Agnes.
