If flooding, where to park your car with no risk of being soaked in Chiangmai?

[jiangaq]

Just in case...

[opalred]

i have been a few floods in cm and would pull moterbikes up on ropes to under roof

but car? maybe pickup a heap of plastic bags on side of roads and blow them up so float

but if it float next door they will strip so tie rope on it

[pgrahmm]

If you have a 4x4 just park on top of the nearest small car......

[ramrod711]

The 5th floor of the KSK parking garage ought to be fine.

[Thailand]

Seriously?

[iainiain101]

Is it April 1st?

Doi Suthep?

[pgrahmm]

Get a snorkle fitted......

[DaamNaam]

Is it April 1st?

Doi Suthep?

My first thought.

Second one was pump up your tyres more.

[heybruce]

I'd suggest on high ground.

Also, it wouldn't hurt to take note of which streets flood during downpours and remember not to part there.

[Happyman108]

Depend on where you actually living now......try driving around to look for higher ground just in case heavy rain started and u can start your travelling plan. Once more places start flooding, you can see parking lots in mall like Airport plaza, KSK, Maya, Central fest, Prome getting full at fast speed. Most parking in mall are free, you can park for few days and bring your car back later......just check on the building overnight parking rules if any.

[NancyL]

Start by talking with people who have actually been thru a flood in Chiang Mai. You'll discover there are much bigger worries in life than where to park your car during a Chiang Mai flood.

Seems that the biggest flood worry is due to poor planning for urban draining during heavy downpours -- not due to flooding of the Ping River. We get plenty of warning about Ping River flooding because that's the result of controlled releases from upstream reservoirs. Enough time for people living in low-lying areas near the river to move their cars to higher ground.

[BillyBobThai]

There is a map, somewhere here on TV that shows which areas of CM are most prone to flooding.

[srn89]

Park it in an area that does not flood !!!!!!!!!!

[WinnieTheKhwai]

First of all, there won't be serious flooding from the river this year; water levels don't look anything like it's even a possibility.

If/when there is flooding from the river then you get advance warning, and only if you're in an affected area you should move vehicles elsewhere. The old town for example doesn't flood; they built that in the right spot 700+ years ago. (Also anywhere West from there is fine too)

[2020]

Maybe check where on the map you are located and plan from there.

floodareamap.pdf

[NancyL]

I'd be more concerned about having a car parked in one of the sois off Nimmanheiman after a heavy downpour than in living in flood area 2 in that map.

Edited September 7, 2014 by NancyL

[mamborobert]

OP. maybe we can help each other as I have a related parking problem.

If you let me park my ark at your place when its not raining you can park in my ark when it does

[AnotherOneAmerican]

I'd suggest on high ground.

Also, it wouldn't hurt to take note of which streets flood during downpours and remember not to part there.

In BK everyone parks on highway overpasses.

[opalred]

donnt forget to get the ark full from tvf members

[WinnieTheKhwai]

I'd suggest on high ground.

Also, it wouldn't hurt to take note of which streets flood during downpours and remember not to part there.

In BK everyone parks on highway overpasses.

Because Bangkok as a whole is very flat. In Chiang Mai it does go up by a little, the more you get towards the mountain.

[Mapguy]

Somewhat dated --- reflecting the 2005 flood, I believe --- but still generally useful map of flood areas.

Chiang Mai Flood Area Map.pdf

[Thakkar]

What, your car doesn't turn into a submarine?? You got ripped off, man.

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